On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 05:11:53 -0500, Reef Fish
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>2.  I was at the Roma Termini (their Grand Central train station)
>    and two gypsies carrying babies and cardboards (precisely as
>    described in FODOR's 2000 Guidebook) were grabbing my jacket
>    and body trying to pick my pocket that I literally had to shake
>    them off with my karate chop while Sue gasped in horror!  :-)

Heh heh - little devils aren't they!  My method was to look like a peniless
backpacker (...not that difficult...) and they still had a go, but at least
with less commitment!

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> Food is dirt cheap and taste like dirt.  :-)

Can't agree with that - but the wine at least is wunnerful, right?
(Barolo, 1991, mmmmmmm...)

>Other than that, Roma is a wonderful city

I'll second that... :-)

Cheers,
Huw
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"A wise diver will refrain from written descriptions of his experiences"
- William Beebe