I know that I've been a tourist many times and tourists has their rights. But now when I LIVE in Rome, I can't stand tourists anymore. They are EVERYWHERE and in incredible amounts (actually, according to Wikipedia, Rome is the 3rd most visited city in the EU, after London and Paris, and receives an average of 7-10 million tourists a year! And I'm sure the numbers will multiply with papa Francesco...).
We decided to live in the centre so to be in a walking distance from the City's beauty but living here has its price. I just can't get through all these crowds. Thousands of groups of oldish, young, with umbrellas, microphones, maps... I just want to bump into them with the stroller without any pardon. They behave like it was their place, occupying those few pavements, walking in the middle of the streets... I don't have patience!!!
Trying to get through the Ponte Sant'Angelo
Piazza Navona, a real mecca for tourists
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