Every year, millions of people visit the Colosseum. Most of them follow exactly the same routine.
A quick photo.
A guided tour.
A few facts and dates.
Then they move on to the next monument.
Nothing wrong with that.
But I often wonder…
How much of a place do we really experience when we are always thinking about the next stop?
Travel has become surprisingly efficient.
We optimise itineraries.
We collect attractions.
We tick places off a list.
Yet some of the strongest travel memories rarely come from moving faster.
They come from the moments when we unexpectedly slow down.
A conversation with a stranger.
A quiet street.
A beautiful view.
Or simply sitting still for a while.
That is why Sketch and Savor was never designed as a drawing class.
Drawing is simply the excuse to stop.
When your hand begins to move across the paper, your eyes begin to notice things they had ignored only a few minutes before.
The Colosseum does not change.
Your way of looking at it does.
Perhaps the best souvenir from a journey is not the photograph we took.
It is the moment when we finally stopped rushing long enough to truly be there.
If you are intersted in this experience, feel free to check dates and availability
If you prefer, you can book securely through Viator.
I look forward meeting you.
Laura by Rome and You