14.05.12
My feet are aching! I walked around one third of
my planned walks in Rome today. I have to say I absolutely LOVE Rome! It’s so
beautiful here. I just love how old the whole city looks, how much history
there is in the streets.
My first stop on the walk was Santa Maria Maggiore.
When I got there I was at the back of it, which I thought looked beautiful and
then I walked around to the front and that was even better!
Before heading to Palatino, Foro and
Mostra I walked to Circo Massimo, which is where they raced in the horse drawn
carriages in ancient Rome.
Outside the entrance to Palatino, Foro and Mostra
I saw a couple of guys dressed up as ancient Romans, so I had to take a
picture. One of the guys came over and asked if I wanted to get a picture taken
with one of them, I thought it would be kind of cool so I agreed. What I forgot
to do is ask for the price (so what happened is kind of my own fault), but I
thought it was just a picture, taken with my own camera, no print out or
anything, so it couldn’t be too expensive. The guy that posed with me was
flirting, and asking me to give him a kiss and basically making me feel a bit
uncomfortable. I don’t mind harmless flirting, but it has to be done” right”,
if you make someone feel uncomfortable it’s not flirting, it’s just creepy.
Anyway. €20!
€20 for a few pictures! I think €10 would have been expensive enough; I thought
they were joking when they said €20. My daily budget while I’m in Rome is €50,
I had already spent €15 for my breakfast and the Colosseum ticket, but that’s
okay, I don’t need any more food today, do I? I know I still have €15 left, but
that doesn’t seem like much when it’s still only noon. I seriously felt like I
was being robbed, I nearly cried! Who needs the pickpocketing kids when the
working adults rob you in their own way? But the pictures had already been
taken and it was my own fault for not asking how much it was before it was
being taken. Remember: always ask how much something is BEFORE you get it!
Lesson learnt.
After my “robbery” I went inside the area of Palatino,
Foro and Mostra. It was nice, but I have to admit I was in a bad mood because
of the money I had just thrown away (I wasn’t even that happy with the pictures
when I had a look at them later). The area was a lot bigger than I thought it
would be and it’s full of lovely ruins that makes me think that if the ruins
looks that beautiful just imagine what it would be like to go back in time and
see it before it became ruins!
My next stop was Monumento a Vittorio Emanuelle
II, apparently that’s the reason of the saying “all roads lead to Rome” or
something. It was beautiful.
The last stop today was Piazza della Repubblica.
There was a really nice fountain in the middle of it.
I know I can survive on the €15 I got
left for today, but it did ruin the rest of my day that I had to pay €20
for a few pictures. Being in a bad mood because of it and not really being able
to properly appreciate all the beautiful things I’m seeing in Rome didn’t
really make my mood any better. Hopefully I will be in a better mood tomorrow
when I’ve got a new €50 to spend. And I will remember to ask about the price BEFORE I
get anything!
I am already looking forward to seeing the
things on tomorrow’s walk, so stay tuned!
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