When Rome is home

An American living, eating, and sweeping in the eternal city.

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Hail yes

A few thunderclouds rolled into Rome today, which led to a down pour, which led to a hail storm, which forced me to duck inside one of our favorite drinking establishments, which led to an afternoon cocktail, and ultimately this here video.

1 minute: Spanish Steps in reverse

The Spanish Steps are fun. But put them in reverse and I think you’ll agree they’re even funner.

1 minute: pigeons in Rome

In experimenting with the Flip video camera, I’ve started shooting 1 minute clips of Rome. No editing. No panning. No movement other than the subject. And only natural, local sound.
I came across these pigeons in Campo dei Fiori — after the fruit and vegetable vendors had left, but before any serous clean-up had begun. [...]