The Colosseum, a tale of restoration, redemption and private money


On your next visit to Rome don’t be surprised to see the Colosseum, one of the most visited monuments in Italy, covered by scaffolding. It took almost 34 months of appeals, judgements and 25 million euro of private money, but finally the first comprehensive restoration in 73 years, of what started out as the Flavian Amphitheatre, is on its way. Read more... http://bit.ly/HFGgwN


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Globe-trotting travel and other infatuations started its existence as blog of a frequent travelling hedonist wanting to share her experiences and infatuations. The blog is my way to savour the experience of travel in the written word as well as to in pictorial highlights.
As a matter of fact, one of the great things about travel is that there are many ways to do it. I like to share my experiences with a Henry Miller's quote in mind: "one’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”