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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

This prompted me to go back and look at photos I took that day on my long long walk. They are all almost the same!

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Jessie Hite's avatar

What an amazing experience.

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Jim Bono's avatar

Agnes - How surreal to see the streets so empty. I'm also quite glad that you identified Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli. When visiting Rome some years ago with my sister it was the end of a very long and hot day (September). We had been walking all day and still had a bit to go to get back to our Dominican guest house in the Monti. We ducked into the nearest open door we could find and it turned out to be Santa Maria. I can see why it was the Bonnie prince's favorite church. There was a sort of serenity and balance to the place that seemed quite restful. Roma has such a capacity to surprise. We simply wanted a minute out of the sun and yet such a gift opened itself up to us.

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John's avatar

I love how empty Rome looks and feels in your photos. The great city took a much needed breather. When was it last that empty? Perhaps never in its history, certainly not like this. But then again, Dolphins swam in Venice and Coyotes roamed San Francisco. Of course you ran into Mountain. Wonderful photo memories. Thank you.

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Ulrike Hilborn's avatar

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The Forum as empty as when I first saw it in 1959.

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Life Lived Italian's avatar

Wow!! I thought it was strange to live in NYC when it was empty, but it was never as empty as this. This really is remarkable, especially in light of the tourist deluge that followed...

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Laura's avatar

Lockdowns feel like a lifetime ago!The only positive for Rome was that she got to have a break from the masses of tourists constantly stomping over her cobblestones. What a wonderful experience for you to have Rome all to yourself.

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Ellen Burchenal's avatar

Stupende!

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Rebecca Ford's avatar

Incredible photos. Thank you, Agnes.

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Rebecca Ford's avatar

Thank you, Agnes. Without the wonderful information you shared I would not have understood and appreciated Wylie's work as I did. You enriched my life!

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StephB's avatar

How fantastic it must have been for Romans, and those living in Rome, to be able to visit all of the places that are usually overrun with tourists (I count myself as a tourist, of course)! It must have felt like everyone was able to reclaim the city for its citizens.

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Dianne Truss's avatar

Quite eerie but it must have been wonderful having all those beautiful places to yourself

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MARY MCLAUGHLIN's avatar

Beautiful photos but very eerie!

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Michael Jensen's avatar

Gorgeous photos...

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Jen's avatar

Pity Rome isn’t always like that.

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