Lesson #28 Dust and Dirty Feet . . .

     Dust and dirt. It's no wonder Italians never wear shoes inside! There is dirt everywhere! Anywhere you go, your feet WILL get dirty, its just a question of how fast they will turn black! Walking around the tourist attractions is even worse! There is dirt there where you just have to think, I'm taking a piece of Rome with me from hundreds of years ago because the dirt is in every crack and crevice of your shoes!

     In the movie, The Gladiator, with Russell Crowe, they make a really big deal about the dirt. Wherever his battle is, he has to run dirt through his fingers. It lets him know where he is and what he has to do, well it's no wonder they did that! THERE IS DIRT EVERYWHERE! And of course, Roman dirt lets you know your in Rome, cause your feet are dirty . . . Did I mention your feet get dirty?

     Maybe that's why gladiators wore those sandals, so your feet only get dirty in the small openings? Those shoes never made sense to me . . .

     Lesson #28: Rome = Dirty Feet