Oggi, Io sono Romana. Today, I am a Roman. I dressed as in my grey European slacks and silk top and, of course had to wear my colorful scarf. I still don't look Roman but I'm trying to at least not look like a tourist. Didn't work too well as you will see.
Wow. Wandering on your own can be awesome. First I took the metro to EUR. EUR is the modern part of Rome, built by Mussolini in all its fascist glory. Oh, yeah, I exited the wrong way (again) and ended up walking around a beautiful city park. Then, I saw a obilesk. I was so busy trying to take a picture that I tripped and fell flat on my face. Scratched my glasses badly but I guess I'll get by; I am overdue a year on new glasses anyway. And scraped my chin.. and tonight I noticed I have a nice black eye. At least my new grey slacks fared OK. And my knees and back. Hey they aren't bad. The cortizone shots and epidural before I left was a good idea. I walked a lot today and was fine.
So EUR is where the government buildings are, and lots of finance buildings (I saw a FIAT headquarters). And that's where the Museo delle Arti e Tradizione Populari (Folklore) is. Well, I can tell you its there. But it was closed. Still, it was fun to walk around and see the architecture. I found a bookstore and asked if they had a book I've been looking for. I asked in Italian, sort of. They didn't have it.
After my fall
Beneath the oblysk and around it is a sculpture of a buried man… you can see his arm and feet sticking up.
The closed destination… sigh, I'll have to come back… but at least I know the way. Margaret and John just may have to suffer through it.
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