Rome via Brooklyn

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On the journey from the airport to the apartment, most of the buildings passed by had a similar beige, earthy color palette that reminded me of cosmetic in various skin tones. It seems like the designer of these buildings purposely kept the natural color of the materials they used.

The closer to the center of the city, the more ancient architecture comes into sight. As I have mentioned about the earthly color palette used on the exterior of the buildings, this unique feature does help the ancient architecture to blend in, or should I say, it makes both the ancient and modern visually live together in harmony. 

The temperature is definitely the core memorie of the day. As an individual who always spend their summer in AC covered environments, the hot air hit me hard. On top of that, the exhaustion from the long flight worsened the situation. 

The smell of the smoke gave me a certain vibe from New York; the only difference is that you’ll smell the scent of weed instead of cigars. At some places, such as the airport, they do have areas labeled and sectioned for people to smoke. This is also a way to prevent the smell from expanding, as well as keeping cigar butts in one place and keeping the environment clean.

“The Italians like to buy their food fresh, and going tothe market is an important part of the daily life.”

• After the trip to the supermarket, I understood why the book include this phrase. The price compared to U.S is wayyy cheaper. I still can’t believe 20 € can get me such a promising amount of groceries, U.S could never💔.

Over all, today was a tireing but also fun day. Had the first hand experience of being a tourist in a while, and especially first time in Europe. Saw the Fontana de Trevi amongst waves over waves of people; seeing them in person always feel different, so much brighter(Lego could’ve have done a better job). 

Finally out and touching some grass.