554 Why I Love Rome; Garden Lust; Mountain Switzerland
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Hear why Romans love their city, even with all its flaws. Then take a deep breath of fresh audio air as author and garden designer/director Christopher Woods tells us about his favorite contemporary botanical gardens around the world. And listen in for advice on visiting Switzerland and hiking in the Alps.
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| 0:00.0 | When you're in Rome, you don't have to look far to know your someplace really special. |
| 0:05.0 | Rome is a place where history goes from printed words in the page of a book to something that's alive every minute of every day. |
| 0:11.0 | Guides from Rome join us in a moment to help you enjoy the Eternal City, just like the Romans do. |
| 0:17.0 | And I sit near the place where Keats was buried, and I look onto my absolute favorite monument in the city, |
| 0:22.0 | and that is the pyramid, which I also see from my kitchen window. |
| 0:25.0 | The views in Switzerland can make it worth your time to take the high road over the mountain passes. |
| 0:30.0 | It's worth doing because you just get these incredible vistas that you just |
| 0:33.1 | wouldn't get anywhere else. And Christopher Woods describes some of the most |
| 0:37.1 | innovative gardens you can visit all around the world. It is a moveable feast of |
| 0:42.0 | color and texture. |
| 0:44.0 | From strolling the streets where Caesar once walked |
| 0:46.0 | to the living artistry of today's greatest gardens |
| 0:49.0 | and outdoor adventures in the Swiss Alps, |
| 0:51.0 | we've got getaways you're sure to love in the hour ahead. It's |
| 0:54.8 | Travel with Rick Steves. Stay with us. |
| 0:59.2 | What kind of places do you love? Coming up on today's travel with Rick |
| 1:04.4 | Steve's, we explore the delights of the mountain passes and trails of |
| 1:07.8 | Switzerland. And the author of a book that profiles the most innovative new |
| 1:11.8 | gardens around the world |
| 1:13.0 | reveals why these gardens are worth visiting, |
| 1:16.0 | to see for yourself the creative ways modern gardens are defining botanical beauty. |
| 1:20.0 | We're at 877 337425. Let's start the hour with a look at what |
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