Besides attending AltaRoma, there were other things I did in ROme, like walk on those pretty cobbled streets for hours on end, eat lots of ice cream, eat lots of spaghetti carbonara, visit some beautiful buildings, go shopping... lots of fun stuff. Rome is a wonderful city, this was my third time visiting and it was lovely because there wasn't the usual hustle of trying to cram all the important sights in a few days, this time I had time to just walk around, people watch, absorb the pulse of the city and absorb the food..lots and lots of delicious food.
Some interesting highlights were - visiting the Colosseum underground tour, it is now possible to visit down below in the pits from where the gladiators once entered the arena and also walk up to the very top (a tour must be pre-booked by phone). The Andy Warhol exhibition was a great insight into the life and art of this man as was the adjoining Terry O'Neil one. The Monti neighborhood has some excellent up and coming designers that create some really great stuff, dodging the various Roman drivers intent on running you over as you cross the road on zebra crossings is always fun. Last but not least, shopping around Piazza di Spagna is always a highlight and of course just simply having a coffee in one of the many piazzas and soaking it all in..
Some snapshots I took whilst roaming around the Eternal City.
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