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« Back to School | Main | The Italian "Mac 'n Cheese" » September 11, 2006White NightEvery year on a Saturday in September, Rome celebrates La Notte Bianca ("White Night"). Stores stay open all night, restaurants serve for 24 hours straight and the streets of the city center are flooded with pedestrians. While many choose to take advantage of the bars being open until six a.m., the real charm of White Night is the variety of concerts, theatrical performances and art exhibitions that can be found all over Rome. Museums open their doors for a cheap fare, and even some private collections can be viewed. Dancers perform in piazzas and jazz musicians play outdoor concerts. Being a poor student, I had to work my waitress job on Saturday night. I did, however, get released around one a.m. -- which is better than two years ago when I had just moved here and had to work until seven a.m. ...completely unaware of what Notte Bianca was. Exiting the restaurant, I stepped immediately into the mob of drunken chaos. After a long night of carrying trays and translating menus into English for pushy customers, the last thing I wanted to do was to be stuck in a crowd. I elbowed my way through the center and across the Tiber River. As I was frantically looking for a bus to get me safely home and into bed, I noticed a bright green light coming from the church up on the Janiculum Hill. Curious, I decided to climb the stairs and see what was going on. I found that the Tempietto had been flooded with green lights and taken over with video screens. On each screen was a film of a person's face looking at the camera -- portrait style. Eerie tango music echoed around the stone structure. While the city pulsed below me, I stood up on the hill in front of High Renaissance architecture housing modern art; something one can only find in Rome. Posted by Kelsea CommentsQuite poetic, nice. Posted by: Federico at September 11, 2006 11:49 AM Hi Kelsea, I'm starting to make some business trips to Rome. So far I made 4 trips, the latest was last September. I just saw your blog now and skimmed through some posts, and I have to say it is so much fun to read most of these posts. It is nice to see Italy through the eyes of a non-Italian, just like myself. :-) Great job. Khaled Posted by: Khaled at October 6, 2006 7:37 PM |
Kelsea Brennan-Wessels is a sophomore at The American University of Rome |
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Quite poetic, nice.
Posted by: Federico | September 11, 2006 11:49 AM
Hi Kelsea,
I'm starting to make some business trips to Rome. So far I made 4 trips, the latest was last September. I just saw your blog now and skimmed through some posts, and I have to say it is so much fun to read most of these posts. It is nice to see Italy through the eyes of a non-Italian, just like myself. :-)
Great job.
Khaled
Posted by: Khaled | October 6, 2006 7:37 PM