A Sojourn in Roma, Italy: Day 1 - 21st-22nd July 2008
Isobel's chums are getting married in Tuscany, and so, to make something of a holiday out of it, we go out for the week before. On the way, we stop off in Rome for an overnighter, which gives a bit of a chance to poke around this grand old (hot an humid) city. Nosher's driving the hired "sprog-hauler" around Rome (for the first time), which is a bit hair-raising, but Iz gives some good navigation and we get to the hotel with no problem. There, we meet up with the Belgian massive - Pieter and Jules - who have been in town for most of the day, and proceed out for a wander and a spot of food in the evening...
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The view looking down the Spanish Steps |
The evening sun lights up the Basilica at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome |
Tourists and local alike soak up a bit of evening sunshine on the Spanish Steps in Rome |
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It's aparently a bit of a "thing" to collect water from the fountains of Rome |
What looks a lot like chestnut roasting |
The Trevi Fountains (and the hordes of tourists) |
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Pieter, Jules and Isobel's bottle of water |
The statue looks like it's eating a banana (or worse) |
Pigeon-feature, Roman style |
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Everyone's a David Bailey or a Frederico Fellini |
Trevi's fruit |
A tat-seller shouts for business |
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Isobel looks highly relieved to get a bit of that Gelato |
Nearby, a passing girl is given a budgie for some reason |
Roman street scene |
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The cobbles of Rome |
Pieter peers in to a shop window |
Posters advertising the "Magic Flute" adorn a wall |
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Down-and-out in Rome: a discarded champagne bottle on a step |
Jules, Isobel and a huge puffy bread-thing |
Our restaurant for the evening - al fresco |
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Jules, Pieter and Iz uplit by a floor-light |
Cobbled square in sodium light |
A street scene from the taxi window |
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A quickly-grabbed photo of The Forum by night as we zoom past in the taxi |
Il Colloseo, and a couple of buses |
The back of the Colloseum at night |
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Back in the hotel, Jules and Pieter visit our room and have a go in the jaccuzzi |
Isobel blows foam at Nosher. Luckily the Pentax K10D is water-resistant |
In the morning, the view out of the window includes the Roman speciality of the aerial forest |
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The hotel's sign over the Via Boncampagni |
Our roof-top breakfast |
Isobel fashions a sun-shade from her sunglasses case |
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