Worse Than Cinderblocks
Rome is a dirty city. Â I’m not talking about the pigeons and the cigarette butts. Â I’m talking about the rocks. Â It’s like everywhere you turn, there’s some giant stone just laying there. Â Hey Italy, ever think of buying a bulldozer? Â Seriously. Â And it’s not just the rocks that bother me. Â It’s the fact that they put up these barriers to keep you away from them, like someone’s actually going to steal a rock. Â Everyone always told me a Roman vacation (or holiday, for all you Audrey Hepburn fans) was romantic. Â No sir. Not unless debris makes your heart go a flutter. Â If I knew the city would look like this, I would’ve just stayed home and hung out at a construction site.
[UPDATE]:
I’ve been forced to add this to my post.  Apparently, some people (cough cough, historians) claim that these bricks littering Rome are significant to western civilization.  Prove it.