Rome - my least favorite city
Mar 22nd, 2004, 12:58 PM
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Rome - my least favorite city
Just thought I'd post that and see how many flames I'd get. Seriously, aside from some beautiful churches and amazing artwork, I thought it was dreadful. Anyone else agree?
Mar 22nd, 2004, 01:05 PM
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I love Rome. But I love a number of other cities more. I guess your e-mail isn't particularly enlightening for those travelers looking for ideas for their next trip. I think we'd far rather hear why you feel as you do and what cities you do like.
Mar 22nd, 2004, 01:05 PM
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We were there about 25 years ago and didn't really like it.
As it turns out location had a lot to do with it.
Were there 2 years ago and stayed near the Fountain of Trevi and Pantheon.
We really enjoyed walking the whole city each day.
Good walking weather also helps.
I would definitely stop there for a couple of days.
As it turns out location had a lot to do with it.
Were there 2 years ago and stayed near the Fountain of Trevi and Pantheon.
We really enjoyed walking the whole city each day.
Good walking weather also helps.
I would definitely stop there for a couple of days.
Mar 22nd, 2004, 01:13 PM
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Dreadful? Knot I.
On the other hand, here's something I do find dreadful...
http://www.knottyboy.com/
On the other hand, here's something I do find dreadful...
http://www.knottyboy.com/
Mar 22nd, 2004, 01:35 PM
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Si, Scarlett. I want to be dreadful, just like Rome.
So a piece of string slithers into a bar and orders a drink.
"We don't serve string in here!" shouts the bartender, "Get OUT!!"
Humiliated, the piece of string goes outside and start to sob. But then -- voila! -- an idea hits and the string rapidly rubs itself up against a nearby brick wall and then ties itself up. It rolls back into the bar and, once again, orders a drink.
"Say....," says the bartender, "you look awful familiar. Aren't you that piece of string that was just in here?"
"Nope," replies the string, "I'm a frayed knot."
So a piece of string slithers into a bar and orders a drink.
"We don't serve string in here!" shouts the bartender, "Get OUT!!"
Humiliated, the piece of string goes outside and start to sob. But then -- voila! -- an idea hits and the string rapidly rubs itself up against a nearby brick wall and then ties itself up. It rolls back into the bar and, once again, orders a drink.
"Say....," says the bartender, "you look awful familiar. Aren't you that piece of string that was just in here?"
"Nope," replies the string, "I'm a frayed knot."
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Mar 22nd, 2004, 01:50 PM
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Grazie. It's not mine...but it's one of my all-time favorite bar jokes. Who can't admire the ingenuity and panache of that poor sobbing rejected piece of string?
I can't think of a single thing in Rome I found dreadful. Well OK, the Tiber could be a lot more picturesque. The people were warm; the food was great; the gelati was more heavenly than St. Peters; the sights were magnificent; and the traffic was intense, but drivers stopped for us every time when we crossed the street <i>without hesitating</i> (the key, we discovered.)
I can't think of a single thing in Rome I found dreadful. Well OK, the Tiber could be a lot more picturesque. The people were warm; the food was great; the gelati was more heavenly than St. Peters; the sights were magnificent; and the traffic was intense, but drivers stopped for us every time when we crossed the street <i>without hesitating</i> (the key, we discovered.)
Mar 22nd, 2004, 01:55 PM
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But I'm still going!! I'd appreciate your input and that of others that have traveled to Rome as to the weather in Nov.-Dec., which is the only time we are able to go to Italy. We will be in Rome from the 19th to 23rd of Nov., and I do not like to be cold. From there we will be traveling south, and what a love word that is: South. Thanks!
