Beirut – The City of Contrasts

Pigeons Rock

Beirut Souk shopping mall

Bustling nightlife at the rooftop bar and restaurant Le Capitole

Roman bath ruins in downtown

Traces of heavy shelling at the SODECO building

Assicurazioni Generali building in Beirut downtown

Our super Kia Picanto rental car

Local singers and belly dance artist

Al Omari mosque in Beirut doowntown

Place de L’Etoile

Beirut downtown

Street plate in El Mraiseh

Sensei, a sushi restaurant in the Achrafiyeh district

Views of the Tiber River

Ponte Sisto from far

Ponte Principe Amedeo from far

Ponte Mazzini

Ponte Sisto

Ponte Sisto

Ponte Mazzini

The rest of latest overflow at Ponte Sisto

Vie from Lungotevere Gianicolense

I recently was in Rome for some urgent family matters. Fortunately, I had the chance to get a nice walk on the Tiber riverside. Being so close to the flowing river was a nice and relaxing experience. From the so called “Lungotevere” street, you just have to walk down few steps and out of sudden you are no more surrounded by the stressful traffic you usually find in the center of Rome. Instead, you are fully deep in the soul of the river, with its slow but strong flowstream, the yellowish color of the water and the muddy banks, sign of a recent overflow. In addition, from the river bank you get an unusual but fascinating perspective of Rome’s bridges. If you are going to there, a walk on the Tiber riverside is definitely a must, enjoy it!