Last Sunday, my good friends Erica as well as Darius decided to take advantage of the excellent weather condition as well as organized a quick walk with EUR.
I still have issues pronouncing the area’s name correctly. The second time I visited Rome, a good friend from L.A. was in town. She asked her enthusiast (they satisfied the year before) if he might show us around EUR.
L.A. Friend: Marco, can you drive us to E.U.R.? (spelling it out in English)
Marco: Dove? (Where?)
LAF: E.U.R.
Marco: Non capisco.
LAF: huge buildings, Mussolini.
Marco: Oh, AY-oor. Certo.
That was a fun afternoon as my good friend spoke no Italian as well as Marco spoke a number of languages however none of them were English. However, they spoke the universal language of like lust, so it was all good.
On Sunday, I satisfied up with the rest of the Twitter people (aka Tweeps). one of Darius as well as Erica’s good friends was born in the area as well as still lives there. He understands the area well as well as it was interesting to hear his point of view.
If you have any type of rate of interest in design or 20th century Roman history, EUR is definitely worth a visit. It’s a extremely unique neighborhood.
Here are a few snapshots from Sunday.
Darius jumps. He landed safely.
Palazzo della Civiltà di Lavoro – aka “The Square Colosseum.”
A relief of Italian history. fascinating portrait of Mussolini. What is he doing? (center – bottom)
It’s JFK.
This building reminds me of the late excellent old Penn station in new York City, designed by McKim, Mead & White. The designers of that landmark were influenced by the Baths of Caracalla as well as other buildings from ancient Rome.
We ended our walk with aperitivi at the famous Caffè Palombini. There’s outside seating. perfect during a warm evening.
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