...do like the Romans do....
One of the positive aspects of being removed from the city centre during our stay in Rome is that we experienced different aspects of this city beyond the typical tourist attractions.
The first day we were here, we went to a nearby mall and large grocery/super centre.
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| I thought this was genius! In the mall, instead of escalators, they have a Jetson's ramp. |
We also used the public bus...once
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| Random passenger arguing with the bus driver |
Our first trip on the bus was an adventure all of its own. Us and another couple set off to the nearest bus stop to head into Rome. The bus was supposed to arrive at 20 after the hour but arrived closer to 40 after. Apparently this is a normal thing for all public transportation in Italy. After we were on the bus for approx 5 minutes (and only two right turns later) we came to a bus stop. The bus driver pulled over, got out without saying a word to the us(only passengers on the bus) and started walking down the road. We were all kind of looking at each other not knowing what was going on. The driver eventually turned the corner and walked out of sight. We all started laughing because we were the only people on the bus at this vacant bus stop. After a few minutes we got out as a few more people were walking up to the stop. Two more buses pulled in behind ours and also stopped and the driver's got out. I guess this was the break stop. The picture above shows a local arguing with one of the driver's because the older gentlemen was obviously in a hurry. The driver did not care. About 15 minutes later our driver turned the corner and walked back to the bus. He got on and we all jumped back in and off we went. It was all too amusing to us.
Also, we found a local market/grocer within walking distance.
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| Just ignore the poisonous White Oleander bushes that were all over the children's play area.... |
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