This past weekend a group of us spent the weekend in Rome! It’s very different from Milan, I must say. The public transportation is not nearly as well designed as Milan’s. The city has a different feeling that Milan. Tourists are wandering around everywhere, and there are ancient ruins on every corner. I guess it might be difficult to build a modern city around an ancient city. The metro was confusing.
The metro was confusing. They used the same “M” as Milan to indicate an underground stop, and similar signage, but the layout was not intrinsic. We couldn’t figure out which line we were going into when we entered, and just hoped we would see the stop we needed on the map. And this was not attributed to human error! Underground was not as well lit, or open as Milan’s Metro. The metro cars were jammed packed. I see why they say to watch your bags in Rome.
Rome was a beautiful city, though. I wasn’t sure what to imagine since I’ve only ever seen Rome through a screen in films. The history was rich and I loved imagining what life might have been like in Caesar’s time. Although I must say, Milan has a special space in my heart!
