Monte Mario geocache found

In august 2007, on my visit to Italy, I placed a geocache on the steep slope of Monte Mario, with its thick and dense Mediteranean brush of "ginestre" and eucalyptus trees. I was not able to publish it because I needed a local person to administer it (that is a rule imposed by the geocaching organization). Luckily, someone recently volunteered to look for it, and he found it:

> hello there, sherpes here. you just found two of my caches in
> Rome, Italy. Looked you up, and saw you originated in
> Brairsville. Funny, I was just there sunday at the flea market on
> route 22 looking for ammo boxes for future geocache placements in
> the Pittsburgh area.
> and , I may add, this unpublished cache has stunning views
> good for a photographer

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:02:33 PM
Its a small world isn't it. Do you have any cache recommendations
for Rome?

> respond with the following info
give it a try. let me know. ... and you can FTF the log !

41 55.316N 12 27.201E

it's a tuppleware container, inside a plastic bag, slightly protected from a rock above. The terrain surrounding it is very steep, with mediterranean brush and a few eucalyptus trees. It is in a park, Parco Mellini. From the overlook, there is no need to go walking down the very steep slope. From the overlook, if one follows the trail counter-clockwise, one can eventually find a trail that leads towards the cache, trail of which then becomes a irrigation (or anti-erosion) ditch made of large bricks. The cache is slightly to the left of this ditch (assuming that is the direction you are walking towards it), after having to crawl under some thick vegetation that grew on both sides of the ditch.
Entry points to the park are two:
41 55.435N 12 27.399E
41 55.304N 12 26.979E
One is on Via Del Parco Mellini (you can see it on maps.google.com)
This entrance is already atop the hill, but not well served by public transit.
The other is on Piazzale Maresciallo Giardino, where it intersects with Via Gomenizza (this location is served by many public transit buses, but it is under the hill, and you'll have to hike up the road/trail).

> final response:
I tried your cache today. It turned out to take all day by the time I walked along the river from Ponte Garibaldi (where the 8 tram stops at the river) and hiked up the path to find it and hike back. It was really a surprise. What are you going to rate the terrain? The brush was really thick! I left some USD and took the Gumby (he is going to be a travel bug...I'm going to start him out here and see if he makes it to PA). When are you going to publish this cache? Its a very good one!