Today is the City of Rome's 2,774th birthday, which is usually celebrated with a festival called Natale di Roma. Unfortunately, for the second year in a row, it is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. During normal times, the highlight is the Grand Parade, which features over 1,500 costumed participants. This parade moves between the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum, seen in the photograph above, which I took when my sister Susan and I visited Rome back in 2019. Let us hope things get back to normal very soon, so that next year I can dress up as a gladiator, join the procession, and cross one more item off my bucket list. Dreams still can come true, after all.
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