Swimming on Neptune, in Rome

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If I had one wish that could only be something transient and tiny, it might be to swim in the Hearst Castle pools.

The Neptune pool, outdoors

(image from wikipedia)

The Roman pool, indoors

(image from hearstcastle.org)

Okay, it wouldn’t actually be that, but it would be amazing to be in that water.