No need to visit Rome anymore

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Nothing to clear up at all, bubba! They're doing fine and dandy with me here, growing in strength every day.
As for the Viking gods, yeah, I blame my best friend for not doing enough to appease them..... :wink:

[ArthuroftheBritons]

Oh good... :twisted: perhaps if you wanted something to do you could go and take out those imposters from the Last Legion, and the historical advisors after that.

[Crispvs]

Although it's not the real thing it's certainly a very nice image, and much better than a photo on a postcard.

As for the 're-enactor', he is one of the 'Legio Plastica' (that's the name I know them by at any rate) which routinely hangs around outside the Colosseum. Four or five of them hang around in front of it, wearing much the same as the one in the picture, with a variety of coloured tights, and charge tourists five euros each for the 'privilage' of having their photo taken with them. When I was there in 2004 I walked across the square in full parade kit (i.e. with crest, feathers and decorations, in addition to my regular kit) and the tourists flocked to me in droves, leaving the Legio Plastica looking somewhat annoyed. I could have made a fortune out of the tourists, who seemed to be falling over themselves to spend their money, but as I had just had come from San Giovanni Hospital, where my wife had been taken during the parade we had been part of, I was in no mood to stop for photos unfortunately.

Crispvs

[Marina]

This is a lovely link. Thank you it is something I have always wanted to see. I would still jump at the chance to see it for real though.

[Epictetus]

In keeping with the visiting Rome theme: I see politicians are planning a tax of up to €10 per night on hotel stays in the city. Some people are outraged, but actually I think these hotel taxes are pretty common around the world.

[Jona Lendering]

In keeping with the visiting Rome theme: I see politicians are planning a tax of up to €10 per night on hotel stays in the city. Some people are outraged, but actually I think these hotel taxes are pretty common around the world.

If they use that money to clean up the city a bit, reopen the closed parts of the Forum, and send away those fake reenactors, and create more quiet Vatican Museums, I'd gladly pay even more.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Hmmm, I was just going to gripe about it, considering the prices of hotels, but I suppose if they were to use
the tax for that purpose, it would be reasonable. But I highly doubt they would...... :x

[Astiryu1]

That is a good site Jona! Is there more than the Sistine Chapel available like this. Not that I am complaining this is the best I have ever seen of any great works. Stupid Ocean!!! :evil: Now I understand what Xerxes felt at the Bosphorus. Though I refrain from whipping the Atlantic as one day I intend to cross it. hock: