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In Rome without a Selfie
Last week I had the pleasure of traveling with a friend to Rome and the Amalfi Coast. It was crowded with many Americans and Europeans, but pleasant and sunny. Technology has provided us with apps to get around and phones to photograph every site and antiquity we see, but we stuck with our maps and our guide books. Everywhere one looks there is the endless “selfie.” As baby boomers, we are accustomed to thinking and defining our world according to the self, but enough about me. I am more interested in the people and the place I am visiting. I was fortunate to travel with a friend who has a great facility…
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In Love with Rome
I love Rome – its ancient buildings, art, beautiful gardens and umbrella trees that poke the blue sky everywhere. Several years ago I visited Rome with a friend. Our modest hotel was comfortable and the hospitality almost fawning. Our savvy travel agent hired knowledgeable guides who picked us up each day and took us on “forced marches” to sites such as The Vatican, the Coliseum, and the Roman Forum. After our tours we would slip away and visit cafes, sip espresso while poring over guide books. We were looking for secret places in the city. It turned out the places we ended up with were not very secret, but they…
