When in Rome

Do as the Romans do!...Relish the eternal sites...

Colosseum

Forum
{Where Marc Antony cried: Friends, Romans...lend me your ears}

Savor modern wonders...

Vatican City

Spanish Steps

Remember Audrey Hepburn on the Spanish Steps in Roman Holiday?

Enjoy Rome's many fountains...

Trevi Fountain

 Charming Turtle Fountain (a fave :))

Soak in the peace of the Aventine Hill...

St. Peter's through the Knights of Malta keyhole, Aventine Hill



And if Romantic poets are your thing...

Cemetery where Keats and Shelley are buried

Keats gravestone

Last but not least...

Do marvel at the ancient Roman table - could you also eat mice (a delicacy) or a prized seasoning called garum? Recipe for garum:

"Place in a vessel all the insides of fish, both large fish and small. Salt them well. Expose them to the air until they are completely putrid. In a short time a liquid is produced. Drain this off."

"This" is precious garum! Haha, do not try this at home!

P.S. A friend (who studies the ancient world) was not even fazed by garum, saying "it sounds like anchovy paste, actually."

(Recipe for garum is from MFK Fisher's Serve it Forth. Images via Wired Destinations, Europe Travel, VonEurope, Travel in Rome Italy, Finding My People, Top Things Europe, Vraatja at Waymarking, ElectricBaby81 at TripAdvisor, Feel Home in Rome, eternallycool, Tom Clark and Rodriguez PBWorks.)