Who was ever in Rome..?

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Sunshine1601

I agree w/ sjane5, Rome is amazing and like no other city. What always got me is that you're surrounded by all this ancient greatness, you've learned and read about in history classes/books: landmarks, architecture, fountains, etc, yet it's a modern, urban city with the subway, designer shops, McDonald's, and cafes w/ tourists and business people lunching. And almost everywhere you go there's free art. Compared to Rome, or even Europe as a whole, the USA is a child and Rome is a great-great-great...grandfather with many stories to tell, as far as history is concerned.

It's hard to pick one thing that was my favorite, but the highlights are: the people, Trevi Fountain (although it can be crowded w/ tourists, don't forget to through your coins in, 1 to return to Rome, 2 to fall in love), the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, GELATO, the Spanish Steps (great for people watching), and I could go on & on.

It's funny, a Roman I met while walking down the street asked me why I came to Rome and what was so great about it. I told him more or less the same thing I mentioned above and he shrugged his shoulders w/ "I guess". But similarly I had the same response when he spoke of why he wanted to visit Chicago (my stomping ground). But I guess when you grow-up in what's considered to be one of the greatest/well-known cities in the world, you become a bit jaded to it all.

sjane5

Rome is such an incredible place to see. I truly believe that there is not another city like this one. My favourite thing about Rome is not within the sites that I saw. It is the atmosphere. Just walking through the streets is an incredible experience. Rome is very chaotic, people and cars everywhere! There is no way to really explain the feeling of being there, and you will know exactly what I mean when you go. The history, the architecture, the people...so many things that make this great and wonderful city. Italians are very friendly and will go out of their way to be of assistance to you. One of my favourite experiences while i was there, was going to a beach about an hour outside of Rome. It was beautiful. I even met a much older Italian woman who couldn't speak a word of english and i couldn't speak a word of italian, and she sat with me for most of the day, communicating as best as we could. She even invited me to have lunch with her and her husband at their house, which was on the beach. It was incredible and just goes to show you the type of people that italians are and that differences in language don't have to matter.
So my answer to your question is this; the best part about Rome is its truly captivating way of life.

mel

I was in Rome a few weeks ago and my favorite part about it was the Vatican. I got to see the pope which was really cool. I also loved the Trevi Fountain.

cackywalker

I was in Rome in May 2006. My favorite spots were Trevi Fountain, the Roman Forum, the Collesium, and St. Peter's Bascillica.

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