Question about Rome and the weather

For my Italian friends: help me understand, why on a day when it is sunny and 65º F/18º C is everyone in Rome – and I mean everyone – wearing a down or heavy coat, and many are also wearing scarves and wool hats? I was sweating so much in my light sweater than I had to take it off, and even walking around in a light shirt – probably fashion-inappropriate – I was still … more

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Great fun today working out with Roberto Viscuso and Andrea Tomatis. Hour and a half of drills. Healthy exhaustion. Big thanks to Daniele Desiderio for making the connection.

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History of Testaccio. And more (from Wikipedia): Testaccio is the 20th rione of Rome, deriving its name from Monte Testaccio. In antiquity, much of the Tiber Rivertrade took place here, and the remains of broken clay vessels (amphorae) were stacked creating the artificial Testaccio hill, which today is a source of much archeological evidence as to the history of ancient everyday Roman life. The rione seal depicts one of these amphorae. In modern times, the … more

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An afternoon at Anzio with Paolo and Lucia, visiting the war memorial, walking the beach with Roman ruins, enjoying an apertivo in Nettuno.

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Openings and entrances in Rome with history but without metaphor. (Check out the ductwork in the bottom one. Like from the movie Brazil.)