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Rome, 2005

Football

Here are two pictures of Roma - Brescia at the Olympia stadion. It was no derby or anything special but the crowd was going wild. The game ended 2-2.

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On the other side of the plexiglass were the most fanatic of the Roma fans.

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Roma is just about to miss a penalty.

Piazza di Trevi

Piazza di Trevi is known for its fountain, which is indeed the greatest of them all.

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Fontana di Trevi

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is a very busy square with lots of things happening. People are selling football shirts, painting, playing music or earning money as statues (there is an Egyptian statue to the left in the picture). It was really nice.

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Fontana Dei QuattroFiumi

Pros and Cons

Pros

  1. Great pizza
  2. Strong drinks
  3. Nice architecture
  4. Lots of history
  5. Tasty icecream
  6. Nice weather
  7. Football culture

Cons

  1. Impossible to get a taxi
  2. Impossible to get into nightclubs (if you don't have plenty of girlfriends with you)

Ratio

7 pros and 2 cons gives a ratio of: (7 - 2) / 7 = 71% great.

Saint Peter's church

The Saint Peter's church in the Vatican city is really impressive. It's 123 meters high and you don't really feel that you are getting any closer when you are walking towards it.

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Still a long way to walk... But who's that guy sitting on the fence?

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On the black screen you can see the pope talking on sundays.

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This guy ways sitting on the facade of the church. He's got a nice beard.

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This building is to the right of the church, and we think it's where the pope lives (not sure though, anyone knows?).