On the next to last day in Rome we went to see Mussolini's E.U.R. the ideal Fascist city full of grey buildings with few windows and massive columns and doors. It felt very militaristic and of course very Fascist. We had come to try and see a Museum full of scale models of ancient and modern Rome, but unfortunately all the museum's seemed to close at noon for some reason. As we headed back toward the Metro we saw hundreds of thousands of Birds all collecting in the air above a lakeside wooded area. As we got closer we stood in wonder as we watched all the bird flying in synchronization with each other and eventually coming to rest in the trees. we watched for about thirty minutes until seemingly all the birds in Rome had come to rest in the small area. As more and more came and congregated in the trees, the sound grew from a whisper-like rush to a waterfall-like roar. It was an amazing sight.

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