There is definitely no shortage of history and ancient buildings in Rome. One of the major ones is Castel Sant'Angelo, for which we waited in line for a couple of hours. Fortunately, the weather was divine and the people watching was great.
Time to satiate our appetites:
Seeing as how all 3 of my traveling companions were soccer players growing up, it only made sense that we would capture a Roma (the local team) game. As stated multiple times here, because we try to do it everywhere we go, I absolutely LOVE attending local sporting events in person! The energy and enthusiasm of the crowd is just so much fun to be a part of, and watching the crowd is almost more interesting the game itself!
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
Time to satiate our appetites:
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| Homemade pasta with truffle sauce |
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| Of course, gnocchi! |
Seeing as how all 3 of my traveling companions were soccer players growing up, it only made sense that we would capture a Roma (the local team) game. As stated multiple times here, because we try to do it everywhere we go, I absolutely LOVE attending local sporting events in person! The energy and enthusiasm of the crowd is just so much fun to be a part of, and watching the crowd is almost more interesting the game itself!
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| The view from our seats! |
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| Soccer love |
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| Security preparing to keep the rival fans safely separated |
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| Me and my Mayer Boys |
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| Ahhh...the humor of family <3 |
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| The arm strength that it took to wave these flags the ENTIRE game...I'm in awe! |
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| Our view of the home team fans doing their job extraordinarily well! |
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| Security getting serious with the rivals fans! |
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| I love my brother <3 |
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| Even the wares hawker was captivated! He took a seat and stopped selling to the crowd! |