Just wanted to write a quick note to say happy birthday Rome! Or, in Italian, “tanti auguri a te”.
I feel so luck to be here to celebrate.
Today marks Rome’s 2,769th birthday. Look at this photo of her in the last moments of the golden evening light. She looks good for her age, eh?
Our Sweet Somewhere 
[…] coves were created that make great beaches. We did a quick 48-hour trip there from Rome over the weekend and I think I fell in love. Procida is a lot like Capri but without the tourists […]
[…] I started searching for the fleeting #quietmomentinrome as I explored my new surroundings to remind myself that beyond the Colosseum and the tables littered in wine bottles, people live here permanently and are able to find a place of solitude in the city that hasn’t slept in over 2,000 years. […]