The Second Fall of Rome

The Second Fall of Rome

There are few worse places to be during the current Roman heat wave -- the hottest ever recorded in a city where the cobblestones retain their heat like a brick oven -- than on an un-air-conditioned city bus. Except perhaps out on the street. But when your scooter has been stolen and your Fiat is in the shop being realigned after a pothole incident, and you can’t find a taxi anywhere, there is little left to do except join other desperate souls who have no choice but to trust Rome’s dismal public transportation.

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