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February 16th 2011

Published: February 17th 2011

Rome caught me a little off-guard. I had pretty high expectations, and although they certainly weren't dashed, the city was different than I imagined. Rome is very old and its age is apparent both in the Roman aqueducts and ruins that stand on every block and in the streets and maintenance of the entire city. I'm beginning to think I'm being spoiled by Barcelona - at least in comparison to Paris a... Read Full Entry

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19th February 2011

DaveObe
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Virtural Tourism
Thanks for the photos and narrative. I am awed, never having looked at history or art books. Virtual tourism supplemented with Wikipedia works well except for the pizza photo with mozzarella, olive oil, basil, and tomatoes. Oh, that looked good! DaveObe

19th February 2011

Wishful traveler
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You're ruined for life
You can't come back to the states and eat what we call pizza here any longer. I think it is a crime for them to call it pizza and think we should pass a law to rename it some circular food item ;) Good luck with eating pizza for the rest of of your life :) Love, love, love your stories and writing and photos. xxoo

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