tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post3148825664669118560..comments2024-03-29T05:29:51.788-07:00Comments on Rome the Second Time: RST Top 40. NUMBER ONE! The Gianicolo at NightDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-81663388545982024472013-06-09T11:32:18.155-07:002013-06-09T11:32:18.155-07:00In 2011-2012 my wife and I lived at the base of th...In 2011-2012 my wife and I lived at the base of the Gianicolo for seven months (across from the Prisoner fountain). In that time I probably climbed to the Piazza G. Garibaldi overlook over 100 times, at all times of day and all seasons of the year. In winter, after a storm and when the trees are bare, the view is expanded miraculously to the snowy Apennines. The morning of Feb 4, 2012, after the big snow, is especially memorable. <br /><br />Wish I were there right now...<br />Roberto Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806339957459803968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-53794804238773162242011-08-13T13:37:41.833-07:002011-08-13T13:37:41.833-07:00From a reader: OK, now I know I have to head up th...From a reader: OK, now I know I have to head up that hill at night when I get back to Rome. I spent quite a lot of time on the way up and up there when I was in Rome for a month in November and December 2010 (my 12th or 13th time to Rome). That is a sight I haven't experienced. Truly with Rome there is always something more.<br /> <br />I also followed the link to your posing on the Acqua Paolo, and was interested to see you mentioning The Fountains of Rome. I did buy this several years ago, not cheap because it was out of print as you say. But it was and is worth every penny! In fact that was another of my projects last time in Rome. I decided I would find all the fountains he mentioned. I actually did very well and missed only a few. I can't find the copy of his map that I took with me and checked off right now, but looking at the book I think I only missed a couple of the Rione Fountains and wasn't sure about a couple of the "remains." I did not on this trip see the battleship from the Vatican Gardens, but I do have a picture of it from a gardens tour years ago when it was included so I count that. It hasn't been on the last several tours I've taken there.<br /> <br />I have one set of pictures from last year only on fountains so I expect that I will eventually find that map in my stacks of notes that I use to ID pictures, a chore that takes me a very long time now that I have a digital cameras. I hope this doesn't sound like bragging too much, but I love Rome and since you do too, I thought you might be interested.<br />Sincerely,<br />Joan SchmelzleDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.com