ONE WEEK IN ROME - PART 16

FROM THE FICTIONAL DIARY OF A BRITISH TRAVELER

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It took some time to complete the diary of my trip to Rome but, as I wrote at its beginning, I was rather busy with the planning o my wedding with Janet.

Time to go

So my week in Rome came to the end. It would be nice to have longer vacations but it takes time and money. However Janet and I are already planning to come back soon to spend more time together where we met, sisiting also all the most romantic sites of the cisty. And they are not few.
What Irealized during my stay in Rome is that it is a city belonging to a different category when compared to other, even beautiful cities, in the world. So while London may be compared with Paris, it is hard to find a city that can be compared to Rome.
It is not a matter of being unique, Venice, to remain in Italy, is surely more unique. Ir is rather the fact that, once in Rome, one feels that nothing would be the same without Rome. In other words, if no one had founded London, the world would be more or less the same that we know; bit that is not the case of Rome. It is a city where people are not afraid of power, because the city itself is the Power.
It is not for the thousabds of sites of interests, although each one of them would make the touristic fortune of most of the cities in the world. It is rather because of their symbolic value, because of the meaning they have in the development of the Western civilization.
Bridges, roads, aqueducts, baths, remember to us the long way that mankind has done to develop modern cities. Actually, ancient romans were the first to face the problem of a megalopolis; and they did that rather well all around Europe and Middle East.

What about my stay at San Lorenzo Guest House?
Well, I have to say that rarely I have been in a place with such a good value for price.
First of all it is located in one of the most interesting neighborhHoever ood of Rome, immediately out of the historical center but well connected to it, and full of bars and restaurants. Anyhow San Lorenzo Guest House is located in a quiet street,
It is located just at the border of the historical center and from there it is easy to reach the most interesting sites, especially using the tramways.
Rooms, all with private ensuite bathroom, are spacious and have everything you might need, air conditioning, a small fridge, safebox. Although the personnel is not continuously on site, it is always possible to get in touch with them by phone, 24 hours per day.
And I liked a lot the idea of thsi blog to provide information to the guests, so I have accepted to contribute to it.

Arrivederci Roma

THE FAN

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