I just spent a week in and near Rome. But I'm afraid I was a tourist, paying little attention to modern Rome. A snapshot of me at the Forum, or brotherguy at the Colosseum, won't be much help to you.
Two-wheeled vehicles are much, much more popular in Italy than in the States.
Our host encouraged a viewing of Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, the better to compare 1952 Tourist Rome to 2013 Tourist Rome.
Perhaps a crawl around Google Earth, especially Street View, would supplement details your correspondents offer.
Might hunt for Roman webcams as well, if you have zero travel budget.
Also, "Ex Urbe's" "The Shape of Rome" is well worth reading, though I wouldn't be surprised if you were already aware of her.
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Two-wheeled vehicles are much, much more popular in Italy than in the States.
Our host encouraged a viewing of Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, the better to compare 1952 Tourist Rome to 2013 Tourist Rome.
Perhaps a crawl around Google Earth, especially Street View, would supplement details your correspondents offer.
Might hunt for Roman webcams as well, if you have zero travel budget.
Also, "Ex Urbe's" "The Shape of Rome" is well worth reading, though I wouldn't be surprised if you were already aware of her.