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It is exceedingly difficult to plan out your sightseeing in Rome because the list will really never end. It is a treat for History majors, Art enthusiasts, nature lovers, fashionistas, gluttons, you name it. The locals might be cold and indifferent, but holding your breath while circling the Colosseum and the forums, while watching little kids running around the steps at Piazza di Spagna and while admiring every painting and sculpture in the museums you visit, will certainly warm your heart. So will the dozen glasses of wine. Gulping down mouthfuls of delectable Spaghetti Carbonara and deciphering a map of the metropolis, trying to figure out my next sojourn, only one thought was all pervading: There is so much to Rome and so much more, how could it possibly have been built in a day?


















