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In reply to the discussion: Photos show the difference between travel expectations and travel reality [View all]JCMach1
(27,572 posts)50. and I love history... I thought I could handle it...
However, I just kept thinking blood and pain. It was just too much.
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Recursion
Feb 2016
OP
I've seen the Spanish Steps in Rome even more crowded than the 'after' pic...and what's more
MADem
Feb 2016
#1
It's a famous one, the first in Italy. It was pretty empty when I went there in the 90s
jakeXT
Mar 2016
#31
I haven't been to Roma in several years, but every time I'd go by there, it was packed to the
MADem
Mar 2016
#33
Right. I understand it's very difficult to transport a body down Everest.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2016
#38
Green Boots is gone now though; people in 2006 thought a dying guy was Green Boots
Recursion
Mar 2016
#55
That's why I like travelling off season. Venice, the day after Carnival was absolute
underahedgerow
Feb 2016
#6
OMG you're so right. Heck you couldn't pay me to go on a Nano Virus cruise!! However....
underahedgerow
Mar 2016
#37
I've been to most of those places even during high traffic times and it wasn't that bad
Major Nikon
Mar 2016
#44