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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"photography",<br>"author":"thebluepanda",<br>"permlink":"travelling-in-time-rome",<br>"title":"Travelling In Time - Rome",<br>"body":"I love photography,<br> it's like time has stopped and you can see it in a single picture. After a while,<br> when you go through old photos,<br> you still have these glimpses of feelings that you had when the photo was taken. It's similar to when you listen to a song and you associate it with a particular moment of your life and you go down the memory lane. \n\nThis week I have been so busy with work. So busy that for a moment,<br> I stopped and I became nostalgic and start to go through old albums. Once upon a time,<br> I used to travel a bit too often. It all started with our first trip to Rome. My boyfriend (soon-to-be husband,<br> but we are eloping,<br> don't expect photos from our \"ceremony\") is Italian so it seemed logical to go visiting Rome. They say Venice is the city of passion,<br> Verona is the city of love. I say Rome is the city of goddamn many things. It's impossible to describe the atmosphere,<br> dynamic,<br> beautiful,<br> hectic,<br> crowded,<br> unpredictable,<br> amusing and [insert any other adjective you think of .\n\nOur trip lasted 5 days. The only suggestion I might give: forget about shopping or renting a car to go around. Walk,<br> just walk. If you take a metro or a taxi,<br> you are going to miss amazing sight views. Needless to say,<br> you will lose probably around 4 kilos,<br> even if you eat like a pig,<br> be it pizza or pasta. \n\nI took a lot of photos. Hundreds of photos. I am posting only a few. \n\n*** \n<center>[![20130125_161842.jpg (https:\/\/s13.postimg.org\/vvm4vitc7\/20130125_161842.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/u3t60m9z7\/)<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130125_162203.jpg (https:\/\/s11.postimg.org\/sp83201xf\/20130125_162203.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/nqkkngy4f\/)<\/center> \n\n<center>Fontana Di Trevi: The most famous fountain,<br> appeared in so many movies. Let's not forget the Fendi Catwalk there.<\/center>\n\n****\n<center> [![20130125_164639.jpg (https:\/\/s17.postimg.org\/vasi1x9fz\/20130125_164639.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/ezse5lwy3\/)<\/center> \n<center>An Italian road in Rome,<br> named after Albanian national hero: Skanderbeg. He was ally of Vatican and Rome at that time,<br> fighting against Ottomans troops.<\/center>\n\n***\n<center> [![20130125_172852.jpg (https:\/\/s12.postimg.org\/nc1qkbg8d\/20130125_172852.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/5m01za2nd\/)<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130125_173030.jpg (https:\/\/s21.postimg.org\/u65u62iif\/20130125_173030.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/qzbamfy2b\/)<\/center> \n<center>Piazza Di Spagna or the Spanish Steps around 135 steps to walk. There are a lot of high end fashion store in this square.<\/center>\n\n***\n<center> [![20130125_175636.jpg (https:\/\/s18.postimg.org\/b7zuckq6x\/20130125_175636.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/gw653guj9\/)<\/center> \n<center>After visiting Villa Borghese,<br> my favorite place to see. It was night time,<br> the photos were not so good to be uploaded here. That's the view when you are on top of Villa Borghese. Another square,<br> surprised enough?<\/center>\n\n***\n<center> [![20130126_115911.jpg (https:\/\/s15.postimg.org\/98ak0cpvf\/20130126_115911.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/cf53jzabb\/)<\/center> \n<center>It's Pantheon. We didn't get in. There was a long line of people waiting.<\/center>\n\n<center> [![20130126_115940.jpg (https:\/\/s16.postimg.org\/is22ohndx\/20130126_115940.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/w8z17cxpd\/)<\/center> \n<center>Hm,<br> I don't remember where exactly I took this picture. I mean I lost counts after visiting so many square,<br> seeing so many sculptures...<\/center> \n\n****\n<center> [![20130126_124913.jpg (https:\/\/s14.postimg.org\/n3mg89775\/20130126_124913.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/5qc5tebvx\/)<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130126_125526.jpg (https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/6oxln7p6p\/20130126_125526.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/z1t3doawt\/)<\/center> \n<center>I don't remember these one,<br> too. I just remember we were too tired to walk,<br> sat down near a small fountain and we started to listen to jazz music that I had on my phone.<\/center>\n\n***\n<center> [![20130126_133631.jpg (https:\/\/s11.postimg.org\/4qqtjmbfn\/20130126_133631.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/yvfa4zgin\/)<\/center> \n<center>Me and my best friend. She was in Rome at that time,<br> doing her dissertation in an Italian medicine university (dunno,<br> probably studying for exams?!)<\/center>\n\n***\n<center> [![20130126_135815.jpg (https:\/\/s15.postimg.org\/ndgn5nbfv\/20130126_135815.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/6cxqwyyef\/)<\/center> \n<center>Around Trastevere,<br> Tiber river. <\/center>\n\n***\n####\u00a0<center>Finally,<br> we are close to Saint Peter's Basilica.<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130126_142126.jpg (https:\/\/s21.postimg.org\/k8dg1vhw7\/20130126_142126.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/jvm1vozmb\/)<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130126_144624.jpg (https:\/\/s14.postimg.org\/bz3jxgs8h\/20130126_144624.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/jf2tj9fxp\/)<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130126_151136(0).jpg (https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/6sqfid5xl\/20130126_151136_0.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/637n605dx\/)<\/center> \n\n<center>We had to walk 551 steps to arrive in Dome of St. Peter's Basilica. The view from the top is beautiful but it's not suggested in case you are claustrophobic.<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130126_151913.jpg (https:\/\/s13.postimg.org\/60oosf1k7\/20130126_151913.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/v6pmz92ub\/)<\/center> \n\n****\n<center> [![20130126_152310.jpg (https:\/\/s12.postimg.org\/ahwwtb14t\/20130126_152310.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/c9pvo7khl\/)<\/center> \n\n<center> [![20130126_152321.jpg (https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/oy35h0nk9\/20130126_152321.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/5g8i12qmd\/)<\/center> \n<center>Vatican view from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. I was told that it's not for tourists except some museums.<\/center>\n\n***\n<center> [![20130127_132630.jpg (https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/nx4w8bkep\/20130127_132630.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/kdiyiihot\/)<\/center> \n\n <center>[![20130127_133112.jpg (https:\/\/s17.postimg.org\/c01bho5kf\/20130127_133112.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/47anpozl7\/)<\/center> \n\n<center>[![20130127_134621.jpg (https:\/\/s14.postimg.org\/c2j8049b5\/20130127_134621.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/73vpll5i5\/)<\/center>\n\n<center>[![20130127_135836.jpg (https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/nuxopo0b5\/20130127_135836.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/uy5k5a5ql\/)<\/center>\n<center>Inside the Colosseum. I don't think I will visit this place anymore. We waited two hours to get in. *sigh*<\/center>\n\n***\n<center>[![20130127_143209.jpg (https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/gywojfk69\/20130127_143209.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/d2jcnfz6l\/)<\/center> \n<center>Street art. A guy doing small handcrafts or sculptures made of carrot. Yes,<br> carrot!<\/center>\n\n<center>[![20130127_151411.jpg (https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/83bg3rbnd\/20130127_151411.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/fjappjzcl\/)<\/center>\n<center>Old road of Rome.<\/center>\n\n<center>[![20130127_154030.jpg (https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/9to3gj76h\/20130127_154030.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/k3qifrx1x\/)<\/center>\n<center>I love cobblestone roads. That's a bridge actually.<\/center>\n\n<center>[![20130127_160114(0).jpg (https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/ps36ptof5\/20130127_160114_0.jpg) (https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/uqqp4cs7x\/)<\/center>\n<center>Too funny not to share. In fact,<br> I have to agree about the \"tourist menu\" thing. When you go to an Italian city,<br> do not go to mainstream restaurants to eat. If possible,<br> go around walking and try the Italian cuisine from hidden places or restaurant. And nope,<br> Italy is not only about pizza and pasta. <\/center>\n\n*Hope you enjoyed the photos. We went three other times in Rome but for different reasons. We were able to attend the concerts of Bruce Springsteen,<br> Depeche Mode (best concert ever) and Rolling Stones ( I almost fainted,<br> too crowded and I suffered a few elbow hits,<br> okay there were a lot of pushing and elbow hits)*\n\n***\n*Note: all photos are taken with Samsung Galaxy S3.*",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"photography\",<br>\"travel\",<br>\"italy\",<br>\"\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/s13.postimg.org\/vvm4vitc7\/20130125_161842.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s11.postimg.org\/sp83201xf\/20130125_162203.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s17.postimg.org\/vasi1x9fz\/20130125_164639.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s12.postimg.org\/nc1qkbg8d\/20130125_172852.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s21.postimg.org\/u65u62iif\/20130125_173030.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s18.postimg.org\/b7zuckq6x\/20130125_175636.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s15.postimg.org\/98ak0cpvf\/20130126_115911.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s16.postimg.org\/is22ohndx\/20130126_115940.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s14.postimg.org\/n3mg89775\/20130126_124913.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/6oxln7p6p\/20130126_125526.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s11.postimg.org\/4qqtjmbfn\/20130126_133631.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s15.postimg.org\/ndgn5nbfv\/20130126_135815.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s21.postimg.org\/k8dg1vhw7\/20130126_142126.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s14.postimg.org\/bz3jxgs8h\/20130126_144624.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/6sqfid5xl\/20130126_151136_0.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s13.postimg.org\/60oosf1k7\/20130126_151913.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s12.postimg.org\/ahwwtb14t\/20130126_152310.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/oy35h0nk9\/20130126_152321.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/nx4w8bkep\/20130127_132630.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s17.postimg.org\/c01bho5kf\/20130127_133112.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s14.postimg.org\/c2j8049b5\/20130127_134621.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/nuxopo0b5\/20130127_135836.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/gywojfk69\/20130127_143209.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/83bg3rbnd\/20130127_151411.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s10.postimg.org\/9to3gj76h\/20130127_154030.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/s22.postimg.org\/ps36ptof5\/20130127_160114_0.jpg\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/u3t60m9z7\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/nqkkngy4f\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/ezse5lwy3\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/5m01za2nd\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/qzbamfy2b\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/gw653guj9\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/cf53jzabb\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/w8z17cxpd\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/5qc5tebvx\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/z1t3doawt\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/yvfa4zgin\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/6cxqwyyef\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/jvm1vozmb\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/jf2tj9fxp\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/637n605dx\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/v6pmz92ub\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/c9pvo7khl\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/5g8i12qmd\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/kdiyiihot\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/47anpozl7\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/73vpll5i5\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/uy5k5a5ql\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/d2jcnfz6l\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/fjappjzcl\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/k3qifrx1x\/\",<br>\"https:\/\/postimg.org\/image\/uqqp4cs7x\/\" " |
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