As I emerged from San Silvestro, it occurred to me that a trek through Roman churches these days constitutes more than a promenade across the grand breadth and glorious length of city.
If you're more interested in the sinking sun than the promenading pairs, snag a table along the ledge at the outdoor bar Il Punto di Vista (Via Indipendenza, 2; 39-339-662-0326) to drink in a panorama of the rolling green Umbrian hills.
In fairness, they're probably more suited to a strobe-lit nightspot than a rainy promenade with flying pigeons.
If you're more inclined to stroll the Promenade than collect brochures, you're in for a treat, too: the bridge will be lighted each night for the duration of the celebration, to end on Memorial Day.
Los Angeles has a variety of hikes for those seeking a more challenging promenade than Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and these four offer an awe-inspiring perspective on the sprawling city and its nearby mountains.
For once it was hunger that drove me back out onto the promenade, rather than fear of imminent death.
Ride the Lights, Lancashire, 26 August What better way to preview the spectacular Blackpool Illuminations before the official switch on than while cruising the promenade on your bike?
Along that promenade more than four dozen young coast guardsmen in spiffy blue tunics and volunteer firefighters from nearby Ashburn, Va., offered tin cans for contributions to the Redskin Relief Fund that benefits the Pentagon victims.
That promenade before more than 150,000 people, a vast majority of them horse lovers, is a heady time for those owners and trainers, as well as for the sport.
It also shows that fewer than 3% of trips are "promenade without precise destination" [3].
