Frommer's Rome
Chapter One
The Best of Rome
Rome is a city of vivid and unforgettable images: the view of the city's silhouette
from Janiculum Hill at dawn, the array of broken marble columns and ruins
of temples of the Roman Forum, St. Peter's dome against a pink-and-red sunset,
capping a gloriously decorated basilica.
Rome is also a city of sounds, beginning early in the morning with the peal
of church bells calling the faithful to Mass. As the city awakens and comes to
life, the sounds multiply and merge into a kind of urban symphony. The streets
fill with cars, taxis, and motor scooters, all blaring their horns as they weave in
and out of traffic; the sidewalks become overrun with bleary-eyed office workers
rushing to their desks after stealing into crowded cafes for the first cappuccino
of the day. The shops lining the streets open for business by raising their
protective metal grilles as loudly as possible, seeming to delight in ... read full excerpt from Frommer's® Rome ebook
