Rick Steves Rome Quotes

“They’re white, with a taxi sign on the roof and a maroon logo on the door that reads Roma Capitale.”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome

“To call a cab on your own, dial +39 06 3570, +39 06 4994, or +39 06 6645, or use the official city taxi line, +39 06 0609. You can also use the Free Now app, which orders an official white taxi at regular taxi rates, with the convenience of paying via the app.”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome

“As Rome is a great taxi town (most rides cost €8-12), especially for couples and families, I’d rely more on taxis than public transit.”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome

“Anyone is entitled to emergency treatment at public hospitals. The hospital closest to Termini station is Policlinico Umberto I (entrance for emergency treatment at Viale del Policlinico 155, translators available, Metro: Policlinico).”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome

“Reporting Losses: To report lost or stolen items, file a police report (at Termini station, with polizia at track 11 or with carabinieri at track 20; offices are also at Piazza Venezia and at the corner of Via Nazionale and Via Genova). For information on how to replace a passport or report lost or stolen credit cards, see here. Pedestrian Safety: Your main safety concern in Rome is crossing streets without incident. Use caution. Some streets have pedestrian-crossing signals (red means stop—or jaywalk carefully; green means go...also carefully; and yellow means go...extremely carefully, as cars may be whipping around the corner). But just as often, multilane streets have crosswalks with no signals at all. And even when there are traffic lights, they are provisional: Scooters don’t always stop at red lights, and even cars exercise what drivers call the “logical option” of not stopping if they see no oncoming traffic.”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome

“a bank machine eats your ATM card, see if there’s a thin plastic insert with a tongue hanging out that thieves use to extract it.”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome

“Thieves are particularly thick on the Metro and the crowded, made-for-tourists buses #40 and #64.”
― Rick Steves, Rick Steves Rome