tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post4303711999310675909..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: On the Ground, In Rome . . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2341489800247660972016-01-29T04:12:55.104-08:002016-01-29T04:12:55.104-08:00Stumbling blocks! It was foggy here yesterday, fo...Stumbling blocks! It was foggy here yesterday, foggy with icy frost, and the way fog makes us pause and reconsider our view of the world seemed very apt when I read this post, although I am just coming back now. We all need interruptions and stumbling blocks. I've not been to Rome in winter, but I loved it in the fall, and have always wanted to go back in winter. I'm off to your reading blog next.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82436984692136015722016-01-29T04:08:40.765-08:002016-01-29T04:08:40.765-08:00Definitely read Moravia...Definitely read Moravia...Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25574876770469133622016-01-28T11:36:27.021-08:002016-01-28T11:36:27.021-08:00Stumbling blocks for all of humanity. <3Stumbling blocks for all of humanity. <3LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86020829710014370772016-01-28T09:06:22.500-08:002016-01-28T09:06:22.500-08:00Thank you for this. I'll file these details aw...Thank you for this. I'll file these details away in my Next Time In Rome slot. It's the markets and the quotidian places that I like to see when we go away, to try to imagine how my life would be if I lived there. We stayed in the Italian Air Force Club and our visit happened to coincide with the inauguration of Pope Francis so we strolled up to the Vatican after the ceremony to see the crowds and the celebrations. We're not military and we're not Catholic so while it was all fascinating, thrilling, memorable, and a privilege to have been there, everyday life it was not. <br /><br />Re Ostia- it's great, isn't it? I must admit that all the Roman sites we had toured had left me struggling to feel a connection with the ancients but Ostia made them all come to life. Cerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15422020442011390712016-01-28T08:53:07.032-08:002016-01-28T08:53:07.032-08:00Seeing Rome through your lens makes me want to vis...Seeing Rome through your lens makes me want to visit that old city. I'm catching up on posts - seeing your granddaughter toddle through the old streets in your last post made a charming image. <br />Remembrances and stumbling stones - Humans need these for we tend to make the same mistakes over and over again.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38078138610830013042016-01-28T04:34:27.715-08:002016-01-28T04:34:27.715-08:00My daughter and family actually live less than hal...My daughter and family actually live less than half a kilometre from the Spanish Steps, similarly close to the Borghese Gardens, so they're pretty central touristy...but we walked to the river one day and then back through the Jewish Ghetto, and one day a long walk to get bread from a favourite bakery, one day the metro to the Esqualino Market where my Son-in-love takes F. to do the weekly shopping. I think part of the trick is getting out in hours that tourists are less active, but also being here in a less busy month, and perhaps also that I've relinquished many lists to take things as they come, focusing on being with family. So then I'm able somehow to look more fully at the beauty in the everyday. <br />Yes to Ostia! We went last year -- I thought it was amazing!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64352001052024027692016-01-28T04:30:22.265-08:002016-01-28T04:30:22.265-08:00That was absolute coincidence, but I'm pleased...That was absolute coincidence, but I'm pleased that I accidentally managed to observe such an important date. <br />Okay, Moravia is going on my list, if you suggest him -- my, the list gets long! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56352655489193481282016-01-28T04:29:21.403-08:002016-01-28T04:29:21.403-08:00It seems a privilege, yes, and it's also wonde...It seems a privilege, yes, and it's also wonderful to see my daughter from Rome's perspective, if you can see what a mean. The new light reveals her in new ways, all very impressive to me.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15593135361673396792016-01-28T04:28:31.275-08:002016-01-28T04:28:31.275-08:00If you remember, I was pretty reserved about Rome ...If you remember, I was pretty reserved about Rome on our first visit, which was in July. I liked it much better last September, and now, in January, even better. I can't do heat and crowds all at once!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40626813629854379912016-01-28T04:27:34.673-08:002016-01-28T04:27:34.673-08:00Do you mean the umbrella pines? They're fabulo...Do you mean the umbrella pines? They're fabulous, aren't they, with their wonderfully sculptural trunks. No wonder Respighi was inspired to write his wonderful symphonic poem, The Pines of Rome.<br />I've never seen a salad bar in McDonald's (I'll have to keep my eyes peeled), but they did have a gelato bar at this one, with about 18 flavours, looking comparable to what you'd find in an "artisanal gelateria." The Budapest version sounds delectable!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20569759079750513482016-01-28T02:11:49.350-08:002016-01-28T02:11:49.350-08:00I'm with Sue. I too am inspired to give Rome a...I'm with Sue. I too am inspired to give Rome another go thanks to your photos. Could you be persuaded to let us know where some of these areas are? I felt that although we were fine in the central touristy area there was a whole big everyday Rome out there where the locals go. A Berlin resident gave us the lowdown when we went there and it made all the difference. Have you been to Ostia btw? Worth an outing if the sun shines. Cerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71464404793686663102016-01-27T23:48:52.125-08:002016-01-27T23:48:52.125-08:00For the readers who don't read your other blog...For the readers who don't read your other blog,once again- you have perfect timing with your post:27/1 is anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz.<br />How considerate to have stolperstein,memory must be preserved!<br />I agree with Pondside,what can be better than to live like la Romana for a while .(Have you read Alberto Moravia?)<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43305347146287290172016-01-27T21:16:12.649-08:002016-01-27T21:16:12.649-08:00Beautiful - and what a privilege to see Rome from ...Beautiful - and what a privilege to see Rome from a resident's viewpoint.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74152683069854663822016-01-27T19:15:42.954-08:002016-01-27T19:15:42.954-08:00Your photos are making me want to give Rome anothe...Your photos are making me want to give Rome another chance. Maybe next time during a cooler season...Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16514366883125559832016-01-27T14:21:01.977-08:002016-01-27T14:21:01.977-08:00Hi Mater, I'll have a look at your reading pos...Hi Mater, I'll have a look at your reading post later. Meanwhile, I looked at your Instagram (I'm not on it myself) - just lovely, especially of course Nana and baby. I love those trees in Rome, don't know what they are - with the long trunks and leaves at the top. Your McDonald's photo reminds me of my first trip to Rome with my husband - we went into a McDonald's and they had a salad bar! Had never seen that anywhere else, before or since - that was in 1993. However, the McCafe in Budapest has beautiful traditional cakes, just (or maybe almost) like a Viennese pastry shop. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.com