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| Bike Ride Through Rome |
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Spanish Steps
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I spent my first Holiday in Europe!! Halloween in Rome is precious. There's just no other way to describe it! Little kids running around ancient streets dressed as ghosts and goblins, yelling trick or treat (but in the way only kids with Italian accents can say it). Every store is decorated with an Italian sense of fashion. No gross witches with warts, but pretty little girl witches. Spider webs made from fine silver chains... It's the same holiday, but with a finesse that Italy is famous for. Then, my excellent Italian tour guide, Massimo (a friend I met in Madrid who lives in Rome) took me on a tour of Rome on bikes! The weather couldn't have been better. It was warm and crisp, and on every corner the street vendors were roasting chestnuts! The aroma of Rome in Autumn is overwhelming. We rode from Villa Borghese all the way to Piazza San Pietro. Every turn would reveal a small Piazza with a fountain, or a Villa with moss covered cobble stones. Then at night, the people take over the streets, and we walked the city of Rome down the center of the streets, looking into Store fronts like Fendi, Prada, D&G, Bvlgari, etc. The churches open their doors to the masses, and you quietly enter the church and listen to a musician, or admire the fresco painted ceilings. I've never felt a city so alive before. I've been to Rome once before, but this experience was completely different. It was as it was my first time all over again. I was hesitant to return to Rome because there is only so many weekends I can travel, but I'm glad I went. Here are some photos of the city.
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| domes of Rome |
