Rome in the snow
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People carefully walk on a stair leading to the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
Nuns take pictures in the snow covered St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. People used government shovels to clear piazzas and children enjoyed another day off school as Rome awoke to about 10 centimeters (4 inches) of fresh snow. The second snowfall in two days, a rare event in Italy's capital, left St. Peter's Basilica covered in a dazzling white mantle on Saturday. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) -
A man enjoys a ride on a sled down a road leading to the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A man walks along the Tiber river banks, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A snow covered tree frames the ancient Colosseum, top left, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
Feb. 3, 2012 - Rome, Italy - A pedestrian under a colorful umbrella passes the Colosseum, which closed along with other historical tourist spots due to a cold snap that brought snow to this city normally blessed with temperate weather. (Credit Image: © Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ZUMA24.com) -
Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum and Roman Forum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
People wait for buses in front of a snow surround ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A view of a snow whitened St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A man sits on a bench in downtown Rome after a heavy snowfall covered the city, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
Snow covers a statue of an ancient Rome's she-wolf with Romulus and Remus, at Rome's Capitol Hill, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
An homeless person eats her meal on a doorstep in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. People used government shovels to clear piazzas and children enjoyed another day off school as Rome awoke to about 10 centimeters (4 inches) of fresh snow. The second snowfall in two days, a rare event in Italy's capital, left St. Peter's Basilica covered in a dazzling white mantle on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A man skis to the amusement of residents and tourists on the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A man throws snowballs under the the severe look of the statues on the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A woman walks after taking off her skis on the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
Children slide down the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A snowman frames the snow draped dome of St. Peter Basilica, from the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A view of the snow draped dome of St. Peter Basilica, from the Gianicolo hill overlooking Trastevere in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, the day after a rare snowstorm hit the city. Romans bewildered by a rare snowstorm borrowed children's beach pails and trowels or used government-issued shovels to dig their cars and sidewalks out from a few inches (centimeters) of slush and snow, which kept many buses off streets and tourists locked out of the Colosseum and other monuments. The snow left the dome atop St. Peter's Basilica draped with a white fluffy mantle and blanketed ancient arches in the Roman Forum, which, along with many other outdoor monuments and ruined, were closed by authorities for fear the public would slip on icy stone paths. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
Feb 4, 2012 - Rome, Italy - People walk through the snow in front of the coliseum after a snowstorm. Parts Europe are experiencing some it's coldest temperatures and record snowfall. (Credit Image: © Evandro Inetti/ZUMA24.com) -
Feb 3, 2012 - Rome, Italy - Snow falls in Rome as the winter cold snap persists across Europe. (Credit Image: © Evandro Inetti/ZUMA24.com) -
Feb. 3, 2012 - Vatican City, Rome, Italy - A nun of the Missionaries of Charity shelters from the snow with an umbrella as she walks through St. Peter's Square in Rome on Friday. (Credit Image: © Imago/ZUMA24.com) -
Feb. 3, 2012 - Rome, Italy - A pedestrian under a colorful umbrella passes the Colosseum, which closed along with other historical tourist spots due to a cold snap that brought snow to this city normally blessed with temperate weather. (Credit Image: © Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ZUMA24.com) -
People play in the snow covered Circus Maximus in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Fabio Polimeni) -
A pigeon and a sparrow sit on a snow topped fountain in downtown Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. People used government shovels to clear piazzas and children enjoyed another day off school as Rome awoke to about 10 centimeters (4 inches) of fresh snow. The second snowfall in two days, a rare event in Italy's capital, left St. Peter's Basilica covered in a dazzling white mantle on Saturday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
Boys throw snowballs in front of the Colosseum as snow falls in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Snow is a rare occurrence for a capital usually blessed by a temperate climate. The snowfall prompted authorities to stop visitors from entering the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) -
A view of the Roman Forum as snow falls in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Snowfall is a rare occurrence for a capital usually blessed by a temperate climate. The snowfall prompted authorities to stop visitors from entering the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi) -
Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum as snowflakes fell in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Snowfalls are a rare occurrence for a capital usually blessed by a temperate climate, and other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. The snowfall prompted authorities to stop visitors from entering the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) -
A man dressed as a Roman Gladiator stands in front of the ancient Colosseum as snowflakes are falling in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Snowfalls are a rare occurrence for a capital usually blessed by a temperate climate, and other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. The snowfall prompted authorities to stop visitors from entering the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi) -
Snow covers Vittorio Emanuele Bridge on the Tiber river as snow falls in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Snowfall is a rare occurrence for a capital usually blessed by a temperate climate. The snowfall prompted authorities to stop visitors from entering the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) -
A view of St. Peter's Square during a snowstorm in Rome in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A view of St. Peter's Square during a snowstorm in Rome in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
A view of St. Peter's Square during a snowstorm in Rome in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar) -
Snow blankets the ancient Roman Forum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A man runs in front of a snow surrounded ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
Snow blankets the ancient Roman Forum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A man takes a photo of a snow whitened St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A snowplough clears a road in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A snowplough clears a road as the ancient Colosseum in seen in background, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) -
A view of a snow whitened St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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