Rome
The signs warn you that it is an offense to put posters on the walls:
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8595.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8610.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8659.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8813.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8752.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8816.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8784.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9041.jpg)
Aren’t they beautiful?
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8828.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8815.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9096.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8869.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9280.jpg)
![It is an offense to put posters on the walls in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9281.jpg)
A sign of lawyer’s office:
![Roman lawyer’s office](/world/rome/i/IMG_9476.jpg)
In the designated places posters are put on top of each other:
![In the designated spaces posters are put on top of each other](/world/rome/i/IMG_8612.jpg)
Many streets are so narrow that they leave almost no space for pavements. So people have to walk right on the roads.
Via del Corso:
![Via del Corso](/world/rome/i/IMG_9477.jpg)
Toy buses:
![Toy buses on Via del Corso](/world/rome/i/IMG_9485.jpg)
This pavement close to Quattro Fontane is about a foot wide:
![This pavement close to Quattro Fontane](/world/rome/i/IMG_9274.jpg)
When pedestrians cross a road, you will see a yellow traffic light instead of green. That is because green is on for about a second, and then yellow is on for about twenty:
![Yellow traffic light in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9542.jpg)
Tripods on sale throughout the city:
![Tripods on sale throughout the city:](/world/rome/i/IMG_9585.jpg)
Vatican television is silent:
![Vatican television is silent](/world/rome/i/IMG_8960.jpg)
Romans use the flat roofs of the building as small gardens:
![Romans use the flat roofs of the building as small gardens](/world/rome/i/IMG_9413.jpg)
В церкви Санта-Мария-Маджора установлен прекрасный автомат по сбору денег. Кидаешь монетку — в определённой части церкви загорается подсветка.
In Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore there is a machine where you put money to turn on some lights:
![Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore](/world/rome/i/IMG_9320.jpg)
In the Leonardo da Vince museum you can touch things, but should be careful:
![Please touch but be careful](/world/rome/i/IMG_9111.jpg)
Roman metro is quite small. It is hard to build an underground train network in a city full of archeological digs, so the lines mostly pass around the city center. Colosseo station is a rare exception:
![Colosseo station in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8920.jpg)
It is quite dark and dirty on the stations:
![Roman metro](/world/rome/i/IMG_8924.jpg)
But the trains are probably the best I have ever encountered. They are spacious, light and very quiet:
![Roman metro](/world/rome/i/IMG_8930.jpg)
Platform configurations:
![Roman metro](/world/rome/i/IMG_0395.jpg)
![Roman metro](/world/rome/i/IMG_8638.jpg)
A transfer passage:
![Roman metro](/world/rome/i/IMG_9502.jpg)
Pure Italian wayfinding (sortie means “exit” in French):
![Italian wayfinding](/world/rome/i/IMG_8937.jpg)
The bus 200 connected my hotel with the city center:
![The bus 200 in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_0363.jpg)
There are actually two routes 200 in Rome, and both of them stop here! Luckily, I’ve learned this secret on my first trip when I was lucky enough to get the right one. A girl on board recognized I was a tourist and told me about the oddity. So all future rides started with a conversation with driver in pure Italian:
— Buona sera! Corso Francia?
— Sì!
— Grazie!
Public transport drivers wear a uniform:
![Public transport drivers wear a uniform](/world/rome/i/IMG_9491.jpg)
Smart way to show the maximum luggage size:
![Smart way to show the maximum luggage size](/world/rome/i/IMG_0413.jpg)
A bus stop with an integrated bench:
![A bus stop with an integrated bench](/world/rome/i/IMG_8643.jpg)
A street lamp:
![A street lamp in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9071.jpg)
Balconies:
![Balconies in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8790.jpg)
Windows:
![Windows in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8736.jpg)
Roman McDonalds:
![Roman McDonalds](/world/rome/i/IMG_8599.jpg)
A mailbox for newspapers:
![Roman mailbox for newspapers](/world/rome/i/IMG_9075.jpg)
A prohibition of walking the dogs without collars:
![A prohibition of walking the dogs without collars](/world/rome/i/IMG_9323.jpg)
A door:
![Roman door](/world/rome/i/IMG_9148.jpg)
A sign:
![A sign in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9147.jpg)
Another sign:
![A sign in Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_9131.jpg)
The statue is on FaceTime with someone:
![The statue is on FaceTime](/world/rome/i/IMG_8914.jpg)
The fountains vomit:
![The fountains vomit](/world/rome/i/IMG_8883.jpg)
![The fountains vomit](/world/rome/i/IMG_8861.jpg)
![The fountains vomit](/world/rome/i/IMG_9486.jpg)
Beautiful.
![Rome](/world/rome/i/IMG_8858.jpg)
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