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Feb. 15th, 2006 07:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Rome is INSANE.
I always thought I was an "assertive" driver. These people put the fear of God into me.
Lots of Gods in fact. Every time I turn a corner I trip over something that's 2000+ years old. Nobody even seems to notice.
I am going to die by cheese. If my feet don't fall off first.
I always thought I was an "assertive" driver. These people put the fear of God into me.
Lots of Gods in fact. Every time I turn a corner I trip over something that's 2000+ years old. Nobody even seems to notice.
I am going to die by cheese. If my feet don't fall off first.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-15 06:24 pm (UTC)The whole of Southern Europe & the Middle East is like that.
Glad you're having fun.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-15 06:43 pm (UTC)Ahh, how I don't miss that. How I used to be willing to drive my friend's motorino (the vespas) I'll never know. The thought makes me cringe now.
Dying by cheese and gelato in Rome would be my ideal way of going.
Eat plenty of ice cream for me (the fruit flavors don't use milk products so you should be safe)!
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-15 06:45 pm (UTC)What's wrong with the cheese?
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-16 03:48 pm (UTC)I'm lactose-intolerant.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-15 07:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-19 03:17 pm (UTC)They put mozzerrella on everything - in the south getting Mozzerrella on your pizza means a big blob in the centre. Salata caprese is tomato served with thick slices of creamy white mozzerrella all drizzled with olive oil and oregano.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-19 03:52 pm (UTC)That all sounds so absolutely wonderful.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-15 07:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-15 07:41 pm (UTC)Oh and the old stuff, they have so much they recycled a bunch of it to make plaster. (Marble, when burned at high temperature is used to make plaster). Thus, a great deal of Roman art and architecture are now the coatings of buildings and rooms.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-16 03:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-16 07:51 am (UTC)Glad you're having a great time. Remember to have lots of coffee, too. And gelato, of course. And odd meals in little restaurants off the beaten track.
(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-16 03:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-02-21 01:23 am (UTC)On the subject of old stuff, I refer you to my Rome post
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Date: 2006-02-23 12:55 pm (UTC)