Tanti Auguri!
Yes, it seems like a million years since my last entry but I am back again, determined to keep going!
We didn't bother going out on New Year's Eve. Unlike France, where the state seems to control everything from the sale of fireworks to your brand of underwear, in Italy, anyone can buy or sell fireworks. As a result, whereas in Paris, there is just ONE fireworks display that takes place on New Year's Eve (the state-sponsored one, obviously), in Rome, there are lots and lots of them happening all over the city. There is the main one at Piazza del Popolo, the one at the Vatican, the Hilton Hotel, other hotels, lots of private residences of course...
And since we have this fantastic view of the city from our apartment, we stayed home and watched all the fireworks displays going on throughout the city.
Very cool to watch twenty simultaneous fireworks displays, let me tell you.
5 comments:
Wow... that was a very beautiful mental image of Rome :) and I missed it...
Happy New Year!
We have a great view out over the fireworks too from the Monteverde Vecchio angle and I love just staying home for New Years and enjoying the sight with a glass of spumante in one hand and a slice of panettone in the other. Best for 2008!
I've spent a few New Year's Eves at home here in Calabria and from my mountaintop perch, we can see at least five displays at the same time. Not 20, but still pretty cool. And loud ;)
Sounds like an amazing trip. My hubby and I have actually talked about moving over seas - we currently reside in the U.s. Would you recommend it?
Happy New Year! - a bit late I know :) Good to see you back.
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