Visiting Rome on a budget

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SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION NEWS Rome, Italy, July 2nd, 2008 1. High/Wide shot of Roman Forum with triumph arch, imperial way and Coliseum in the background 2. Long shot of tourists walking under the steps of an ancient Roman building 3. Medium shot of Roman columns in the foreground and tourists walking in the forum in the background 4. Long shot of a group of tourists in the Forum, and one has an umbrella to protect herself from the sun 5. Wide shot of the Pantheon 6. Medium shot of tourists in front of the Pantheon, with actors dressed as Roman legionaries under the Pantheon's columns 7. SOUNDBITE (English) US tourist (name not given) "It's like one in a lifetime chance to come so I'm spending, I'm spending my life's savings (laugh) 8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Riccardo Capone, head of Rome's Tourist Information Points "The city of Rome has very much to offer to tourists who want to spend little money or nothing. For example, think about all the churches that you can visit in Rome without spending anything" 9. Long shot of St. Peter's square with tourists walking across the square and Swiss guards standing in the far background. 10. Wide shot of St. Peter's Basilica with tourists walking across the square CTV Rome, Italy July 1st 2008 11. Medium shot pan right of golden mosaics at the base of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica 12. Zoom out wide shot of interiors and windows of St. Peter's Basilica AP TELEVISION NEWS Rome, Italy July 3rd, 2008 13. Wide shot of Trevi Fountain 14. Wide shot of Trevi Fountain's pool 15. Medium shot of Japanese tourist throwing a coin inside the Trevi Fountain 16. Wide shot of tourists queuing at a public fountain to fill up their bottles 17. Close up of tourists filling up their bottles 18. Medium shot tilt up of girl sipping fresh water at a public fountain Romans call "nasone" (big nose). 19. Medium shot of statue of angel at the St. Angel's Bridge with seagull standing on the angel's wing. 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Calin, tourist from Holland "We like it very much, but it's really expensive here, for the food and drinks, that's the most expensive part because we want to see everything so you have to pay for it." 21. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Marcelo Malagrino', tourist from Brazil "I wish the restaurants were cheaper. In a country that lives on tourism, I thought it would be a bit less expensive. 22. Set up of Fernanda d'Arienzo, co-author of "Roma nel piatto - Eat as the Romans do" guide to authentic Roman restaurants 23. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fernanda d'Arienzo, co-author of "Roma nel piatto - Eat as the Romans do" "Unfortunately, Rome has become full of trendy, fusion places that dish out cuisine that have nothing to do with tradition and authenticity. 24. Wide shot of Piazza Navona with guitar music in the background 25. Wide shot of waiters in black and white at a Piazza Navona Restaurant, waiting for tourists 26. Medium shot of young tourist pouring mineral water into his glass while eating pizza 27. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Fernanda d'Arienzo, co-author of "Roma nel piatto - Eat as the Romans do" "A place you can't miss is Gino's, a classic Roman trattoria where you can still eat the so-called "Fifth-Fourth" cuisine and it's behind Montecitorio (Italian Parliament), right in the center of Rome. You can eat for a quite fair price - it's affordable for young tourists too. 28. Close up of "Gino" sign. 29. Wide shot of exteriors of Gino's trattoria. 30. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Gino, owner of Gino's trattoria "This place is located in such a small alley that you need a hunting dog to find it. So you can track it down only by word of mouth of my clients. 31. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Enthusiastic local diner at Gino's Rome, Italy, July 4, 2008 You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c003a8f4ea20d5e08647dec04d697bd9 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork