Ancient Rome's Past and Present ......

(Photos by Tavarua except Photo of Ottorino Respighi)

Italy - think Ottorino Respighi....

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Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)

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He was an Italian composer, musicologist - Rome always make me think about Fontane di Roma ("Fountains of Rome")his trilogy (Fontane di Roma, Pines di Roma, and Feste Romane)he actually studied some time for Nikolai Rimsky - Kosakov as well - Anyways, if you have never listen to this orchestral piece...it would be well worth the time....

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Ostia Antica - the Port of Ancient Rome.....

Think, Read and Write...it is all a solitary occupation...

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At night........

you will be longing to find.......
.some hidden little restaurant to visit...I do recommend Ristorante la Campana located at Vicolo Della Campana 18 - shy of the Tiber River - Rome’s oldest restaurant - a definitely classic Roman restaurant, as I remember them from my childhoods visits to Italy - white tablecloths, casual formality, black-suited waiters with a (nowadays partially) handwritten menu which changes daily - Lovely fresh fish dishes, Porcini mushrooms, fried artichokes and the best Tiramasu in Rome.

The City of Roma a "little" to crowded for me .....I could be hiding in Palazzo Rondanini but - No - not staying in Italy this time ....on my way again.....Destination - Warsaw, Poland....