Colosseum
There, for sure, have been times in my life that I have felt better. But my trip to Rome is coming to an end, so I will soon be back to my comfortable home in Amsterdam where I can figure out how I can prevent this from happening ever again.
After my last post, I ran into another man that decided to grope me. I kid you not! This time it was an older man, 75+. It pissed me off so much, that I grabbed his hand and squeezed it so hard until I realized his bones wouldn't survive that... If the man wasn't as old and fragile as he seemed, I would have punched him in the face. What is wrong with these people!! You'd think that an older person would be better behaved and would show more respect for women. I felt dirty and super angry. There is something seriously wrong in Italy and this behavior feels very non-European. Dear Italians: If someone is being friendly to you, that doesn't mean you can just out of the blue grab their boobs, okay?
Anyway... I am still pissed off. I didn't go outside much after it but still had a list of things that I wanted to do/see before I leave. In comes the Christmas lockdown that I didn't see coming. From Dec 24-27, we were not supposed to leave our homes... Suddenly there wasn't "plenty of time" anymore. Since there will be another lockdown after tomorrow for a few days, I did my math and found that I only had like 3 days left to do it all. And when I checked the weather report, it didn't look good. Rain, rain, and rain...
So here I am, my last days in Rome... being tired, not happy, and uninspired. My photos generally disappoint me and totally reflect how I feel (dirty lens, out of focus, boring, etc). I have not seen as much from Rome as I would have wanted to. I am wondering if I should just call it quits and give it another shot in spring or so. Or just give up on Rome completely and find a city that fits me better.
My update? I am still alive and ready to go home. I am cranky and depressed a.f., but will get over it again. I have had fun experiences in Rome before, so I can't just blame this on the city. Please share with me the fun things about Rome so that I want to visit it again in the future!