Back from Rome

Avanze · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2007 8:43 pm **Post subject:** Back from Rome

I just spend the last nine days in Italy. Five in beautiful Florence and the last four in the capital, Rome. I visited the Profondo Rosso store, which contains a very famous Dario Argento museum of horror in the basement. The store is run by a very friendly chap called Luigi Cozzi of Contamination fame. I uploaded some photos if you are interested, please take a look. So now I am back in rainy, dull, England, but at least I am online again.

http://avanze.myphotoalbum.com

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:33 pm **Post subject:**

looks like my cellar

Avanze · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:46 pm **Post subject:**

It's very cool as Luigi does all the commentary, but I don't know what Darth Vader is doing there.

Slayer · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:37 am **Post subject:**

The Profondo Rosso store looks cool, but I bet all DVDs were in Italian, which is too bad. Or did they sell English stuff too?

The horror museum looks pretty fake to me (fake as in: then not being the real items used in the movie). I'm very curious if some maybe are anyway.

Avanze · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:41 am **Post subject:**

Slayer wrote:

The Profondo Rosso store looks cool, but I bet all DVDs were in Italian, which is too bad. Or did they sell English stuff too?

I think some Italian and some English, but they are a little expensive. The Italian Medusa Stendhal Syndrome was 19 Euros. I bought the Italian/English Medusa dvd of Nonhosonno for 10 Euros in Florence. There are plenty of books written by Cozzi in both English and Italian. The Argentos, Fulcis and Bavas, are all under the glass counter.

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The horror museum looks pretty fake to me (fake as in: then not being the real items used in the movie). I'm very curious if some maybe are anyway.

I know what you mean. I think some were used but the others look like crude mock-ups.

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:30 pm **Post subject:**

I have always wanted to visit Rome. Julius Caesar keeps texting me because he wants a rematch to our nude wrestling competition. He really is a bad loser you know.

Truba · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:59 pm **Post subject:**

ive been in rome 2 times
only thing i ve bougt is american flag :argue:

i was looking for profondo roso but without any result :mrgreen:

no money for taxi :googley:

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:45 pm **Post subject:**

LOL you went to Rome and bought the US flag?!?!?!?

Like us Brits that go abroad, complain it is not the same and then search out a British themed pub and eat fry ups.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:18 pm **Post subject:**

wah? i sure as f*ck don't...

Truba · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:03 pm **Post subject:**

TaKYoN wrote:

LOL you went to Rome and bought the US flag?!?!?!?

the price was good

:mrgreen:

first time in rome i bought german flag :mrgreen:

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:27 pm **Post subject:**

That is even stranger.

johnathome · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:06 pm **Post subject:**

spud wrote:

wah? i sure as f*ck don't... Wink

Shit man, that's the first thing i do

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:33 pm **Post subject:**

Indeed, it is a great British tradition.

Kinda like when Americans go abroad and keep saying everything is fucking 'quaint'. How annoying is it to see those fat, middle aged Americans with those stupid shirts and baseball caps taking pictures of everything that is over 40 years old cos it has 'history', maybe they should try getting some of their own?

Yep, that oughta get em running here in droves to hassle me.

If my plan succeeds then expect a large jump in membership numbers Spud.

Can I have my fiver now?

Slayer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:52 pm **Post subject:**

Dutch people know how to act stupid abroad as well. Some take bags full of potatoes with them, or jars with peanut butter, because they don't like the food in the country they're going to. I think it's kinda sick to go on vacation with all your neighbors, park all the caravans side by side on the same camping every year and enjoy the same food as at home. For me, it's only relocating your street instead of gouing on vacation. Still, there are hundreds of people who do this year after year after year.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:54 pm **Post subject:**

You want to try living in Oxford, the place is FULL of tourists

Slayer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:55 pm **Post subject:**

Tell me about it, check where I live...

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:57 pm **Post subject:**

Yeah I can imaging - Stoned pricks :lol:

Avanze · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:18 pm **Post subject:**

I was surprised at the abundance of American tourists in Italy.

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:31 pm **Post subject:**

Like I said, Europe has history, the US does not.

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