The Pantheon,Campo de Fiori, and a cozy dinner in Trastevere 072

This guy reminded us of our own Umlaut

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The Pantheon,Campo de Fiori, and a cozy dinner in Trastevere

April 3rd 2008
It’s another of our sightseeing jaunts back into Rome in the afternoon after the conference session, and Tim and I make our way from the shuttle drop-off at Piazza Venezia to the Pantheon. On the way, we come to a cordoned off half of a city block known as the "Area Sacra" - it is an ancient ruin right in the middle of a bustling block of bus traffic, taxis, scooters... all the city noise a metr ... read more

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