LIVING FOR 5 MINUTES IN ROME

The legendary characters, Romulo and Remo, were the founders of this fabulous, fantastic and full of myths city. Today we are going to stay in Rome for five minutes, although this could be an unthinkable journey, I promise that it could be like a real experience  if we close our eyes and we follow the course of this speech, are you ready?

It was a spring day we are close to the Via Celio Vibenna, the road that goes around The coliseum, most of you have seen the film Roman Holiday, where Audrey Hepburn drive through this popular road. Now, go back to the coliseum, look at each gold stone, each stone arch, is huge and you’re feeling so small when you are in front of it, the air is soft and warm, like a breeze. The sound of the modern city is at the back, like a murmur. How many stories those stones could tell us if they could speak? The coliseum has a capacity of 50.000 people, could imagine yourself seating as spectator in a roman fight, human against lion. Or maybe you are so scare, so why not to watch a play? The coliseum was also a theatre.

Then I look at the back, I had a magnificent view. Constantine’s arch and Tito’s arch are good examples of won battles. The carved stones tell us stories about what happened in another age. What we are looking  is just a remnant of what the roman empire was. At the background there are a lot of monuments, it is irresistible not to take a walk around.

But don’t move yet. Now, look at the floor, doesn’t have a meaning for you, isn’t?. Under us, supposedly, there are roman catacombs. Lot of endless passages, full of dusty skulls, poor lights, to create a tenebrous scene. For sure we will need a guide, to not feel any fear to get lost.

We’re not finish our visit yet. I think is time for a quick rest, but in Rome, of course,  because Rome deserve more than 5 minutes, so we are going to walk to the right, along Via Celio Vibenna and then, we’ll get into a really tourist place. Restaurants, souvenir shops, coffee shops,…. Where we can have something to eat or drink, while we’re smelling the sound of 2,000 years of history, mixed with the sound of cars and people speaking in languages that we don’t know, in a sunny day, under a umbrella in a terrace, what a nice experience, would you like to join me? I will ask for cappuccino and a neapolitan.