Having done
a lot of travelling, I can relate to this. On my first trip to Rome, it was by
way of a cruise ship. We were bussed in. At the Trevi Fountain, we could hardly
move. Had trouble throwing my coins in. At the Vatican, we couldn’t get in
because of the long lineups.
A week later
we disembarked the ship in Venice, then took a train back to Rome, where we
stayed awhile.
Now this was
a totally different atmosphere. There were hardly anyone at the Trevi Fountain
but too late for me, I already spent my coins. We went to the Vatican at 8:00
a.m. and there was maybe a dozen tourists. Took all the photos we wanted
without a people background.
Last year we
went to Germany and stayed in Munich and Fussen, a week each. It was just
normal life, no pushing or shoving. Although any tourist attraction like Neuschwanstein castle,
will have a lot of visitors, even from their own country.
Tourists bring in a lot of money, but it comes at a cost.
