Rome Calling · Jan 17, 09:32 AM by James Martin
After a fine meal with friends and a new acquaintance at Olea Restaurant in San Francisco I was itching to go back to Rome. Yes, we discussed the Eternal City, its secret gardens and some interesting places to view Rome from above.
Rome is one of those cities that divides folks. Orderly folks will hate it as they might hate Naples for some of the same reasons. For those of us who like surprises, cacaphony, and life lived in the midst of surreal oddness, Rome is the motherland of vacations.
Anyway, this occasion, a fine meal presided over by a waiter who understood our desire to communicate unabated while he worked in the background tirelessly, gave me an opportunity to drag out one of my favorite pictures taken last year at the Christmas Market in Piazza Navona. Call it performance art if you wish. It was colorful. Dazzling in its serenity. There was also a little eye candy in it. So shoot me.
Which also reminds me of a page I wove together yesterday on Rome Taxis. It includes a widget that allows you to find what the real fare is to wherever you’re going, just so you don’t get ripped off I mean. There are many sides to Rome.
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