After the last, very verbose post on Oslo, I thought I’d post a brief photo-essay of my first impressions of Rome:
Watchful eye
Matchbox car?
The tiny and ubiquitous Fiat 500 – these cars are seen everywhere you go in Rome, and manage to make the Mini look spacious. Fiats are perfect cars for Romans – they’re cheap, can be parked anywhere, and easily navigate narrow, ancient streets.
Sunroof
The rotunda of the Pantheon, the world’s larges non-reinforced concrete dome, unmatched since 126 AD. The oculus (circular opening) alone is over 25 feet in diameter.
Isn’t it rude to point?
Not if you’re the emperor. A statue of Caesar Augustus along the Via dei Fori Imperiali, installed under Mussolini in the 1930s.
Tutti Frutti
Shopping for produce at Campo de’ Fiori (the field of flowers), one of the largest public markets in Rome. Chain supermarkets are competing with the traditional markets, but it seems that most Romans still prefer farm-fresh fruit and vegetables from their familiar greengrocer.
Rome sweet Rome
Enjoying our first real home-cooked Italian meal (and a bit of vino)!
Salty Seagod
The statue of the titan Oceanus, towering over the Trevi Fountain and looking like a boss.
It(alien) Invaders
These ‘foreigners’ love Rome too!
But can it seat me and 110,000 of my best friends?
Location: Piazza della Rotonda, Rome, Italy
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Just wanted to ask whether or not you know if Augustus was as bad ass as that statue makes him out to be. Because he looks pretty bad ass there. Just saying