To live in Rome -- to revel in the age of its monuments, to marvel at what man’s hands can create, to reflect on how history has shaped and been shaped by its peoples, to passively participate in admiring the plunder and booty of an empire, and to breathe in and internalize the timeless appeal of a city that has dazzled onlookers for millenia -- this task could easily take up the time and dedication of an entire lifetime. In fact, it is actually an Italian saying, “Roma - non basta una vita!” (Rome - one life is not enough!) And indeed, part of the city’s appeal is that it never ceases to amaze you. Even now, after already having lived here for 8 months, the most common sights to me -- the Pantheon, Piazza Navona
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