Sep 13, 2010 3 min read travel diary europe

postcards from rome

it is a gathering of friends… reminiscing, updating, creating new memories
it is the sweet warm smell of thunder brewing rainstorms
it is the sound of the city breathing in and out
it is scooters – arriving, leaving, arriving again – dancing with dawn & darkness
it is the feeling of being a part of it all for a precious, fleeting moment
it is backyards, doorways, laundry drying in the sun
it is SPQR, roman remains, a busy city carrying on
it is the endless rivers of umbrella-following tourists
it is beggars, holy water, opulent chapels, subdued light
it is rabbit in with sauce, squid in with peas
it is the curve of a building, nestling itself into the one beside
it is the magnificence of history, blowing my tiny mind
it is early morning light casting shadows on the kitchen floor
it is the man, pedaling his bicycle, sharpening knives on a turning stone
it is photos missed and photos taken
it is friday night entertainment in the piazza
it is messy sheets and messy lives
it is the silhouette of your body gazing out the window, the world alive beneath our feet

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the view from gianicolo, Rome. by Leonie Wise — the view from gianicolo

cheese dude at the market, piazza san cosimato, rome. by leonie wise — cheese dude at the market, piazza san cosimato

pantheon. rome. by leonie wise — pantheon. impossible to photograph, even with a wide angle lens

fontana di trevi (the trevi fountain), rome. by leonie wise — fontana di trevi (the trevi fountain)

umbrella seller, rome. by leonie wise — as soon as it starts raining, out come guys selling umbrellas

the forum at sunset, rome. by leonie wise — the forum at sunset

friends in rome. by leonie wise — these guys…

crowds at the coliseum, rome. by leonie wise — crowds at the coliseum

inside the coliseum, rome. by leonie wise — inside the coliseum

coliseum, rome. by leonie wise — one last look…

piazza san pietro fountain, rome. by leonie wise — piazza san pietro fountain

double helix in the vatican, rome. by leonie wise — double helix in the vatican

sistine chapel ceiling, vatican city, rome. by leonie wise — ceiling in the sistine chapel

the pietà by michaelangelo, saint peter’s basilica, vatican city. by leonie wise — the pietà by michaelangelo, saint peter’s basilica, vatican city.

scooter mirrors — scooters are everywhere here

street performers, piazza santa maria in trastavere. by leonie wise — street performers, piazza santa maria in trastavere

unmade bed. by leonie wise — our accommodation in the old city was *perfect*

spanish steps, rome. by leonie wise — spanish steps

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