A normal day in Rome

Posted by admin on April 24, 2007 under Rome hotels and events |

A normal day in Rome 24 April 2007

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Well maybe there are no normal days in Rome but out of the chaos that you will usually see on the streets and in every general direction you may spot a moment of normality.

Rome is always busy, crowded and noisy. Everything that you would expect from a city. Except this one has a certain flair about it. From the carabinieri strutting about in their Armani designed uniforms to the barmen and waiters in the coffee shops. Nothing is done without a lot of talking and wild gesturing with their hands or any other body part if their hands are full.

Then there is the constant and seemingly never ending flow of traffic and the non flow of traffic usually referred to as the traffic jam. Lots of hooters and more mad gesticulating can be found here. Also to be seen are literally hundreds of scooters everywhere. Racing in between cars and taking the numerous one way streets when the police are not around.

 

Yes and then there are the police. Well they don’t really seem to do much at all really. They just sit around and drink coffee and smoke cigarettes most of the time. You can usually see a great example of this in the centre near Via Del Corso or near metro Piramide, both close to our Yes Hotel Rome. Well in my opinion if the police don’t do much then that must mean they have either caught all the baddies or that there aren’t that many of them around.

Then when you walk into the numerous piazzas you will without a doubt see mimes. The usual ones being the statue of liberty and Egyptian statues. Both are very boring and don’t really do much except change position or bow when you put money in their bowl. If you want to quite a good mime look for the ones all painted in gold or black. There is a gold painted cameraman sometimes in Piazza Del Popolo and a black painted figure with a sword , who must be Cola Di Rienzo , down Via Del Corso. They are the best .If you spot them drop a couple of coins in their bowl.

There are also loads buskers and bands that play on the street too. The city is always humming with some kind of activity.

Come have a look for yourself and see the funny guys dressed up as centurions and gladiators outside the Coloseum and the funny drunk one that always gets on the metro afterwards or who can also be seen walking around Piazza  Di  Spagna  and Trinita Dei  Monti. Come to Rome because you wont see this anywhere else.