I took a 2 week vacation in Rome without strippers. When I mentioned my plans, several dancers said they would like to go with me, but I did not seriously consider them. I might have taken my CF with me but she had family issues that prevented her from going. It was just as well. Two weeks in the close confines of a hotel room with a stripper would probably have turned me murderous--or gay.
Rome does not seem to have any good strip clubs. On-line searches told me that Rome clubs are clip joints designed to rip off tourists. I was not even tempted to visit them.
Without the delights or encumbrances of strippers, I got my fill of ancient ruins like the Coliseum, the Palatine Hill and the Roman forums. I spent a lot of time in the Capitoline Museum and the Etruscan Museum. I visited the Vatican Museums and the the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica.
My dancer friends would have enjoyed Rome's food and beautiful weather and major tourist sights. But I think they would have become bored with my focus on ancient history. (If it's old and falling to pieces, I love to look at it.) And strippers would have wanted to go shopping in the expensive stores lining the Via del Condotti, not far from my hotel.
Traveling alone, I only had to pay for my own food and activities and a few souvenirs. Since I saw no strippers for 2 weeks, I saved a ton of money. The trip practically paid for itself.
But now I'm back and ready to re-connect with my stripper friends. Perhaps the culture I absorbed with help me get into their pants.
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last commentjack,
"If it's old and falling to pieces, I love to look at it." I hope you aren't talking about dancers. :)
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Jack: "Perhaps the culture I absorbed with help me get into their pants."
Lol!
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I believe the word "orgy" originates from the Greeks not the Romans
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I can't imagine take a stripper abroad. One of my favorite parts of traveling alone is meeting the native women.
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I take it there were no Sophia Loren types walking around
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There were some good looking young Italian girls in skinny jeans and boots and makeup. None as attractive as Sophia Loren. The older Italian women seemed heavy and squat. All Italians smoke cigarettes.
The historical center of Rome was thick with tourists, who clogged the little cobblestone streets and narrow sidewalks. The tourists walked slowly and were hard to get around. But the worst thing about the tourists was that they got in the way of the sights I wanted to see.
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Did you go to Olive Garden?
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My most powerful memory of Rome from my two visits to the place is just how bad that city stinks.
Any change in that, jack?
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@che,
My two visits to Rome were in the 1970s - R & R breaks from a contract in North Africa; so perhaps Rome is not so stinky now. I certainly agree with you that Paris remains a stinky place.
In general, I find almost all big cities smell bad; even Calgary and Edmonton out here in Alberta. Remember that I live in a sparsely populated rural area in central Alberta.
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@Che-Your observations pretty much mirror my folks on Rome and Paris.
Neither has beaches, oceans, and waves so they don't interest me.
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I did not notice a stink in Rome. The Tiber River, which is surprisingly small and shallow, moves very slowly. Perhaps at times it smells.
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