At the Spanish Steps... where there was supposed to be a fountain...
This was the rather pathetic looking fountain that has busloads of tourist scrambling to take a photo with it. I think there were as many tourists as the area of the fountain.
Me posing at the steps. hahaha... Nothing very magnificent actually...
Loads of fountains in Rome. This is one of Triton, the God of Sea.
The famous Fontana di Trevi. Like how the sun is shining in this pic.
And here's me at the fountain. There were enterprising individuals who offered photo-taking services for a fee. All I had to do was approach another tourist and ask if he could kindly help me take my picture.
The Pantheon... is supposedly one of the best preserved buildings in Rome... and visitors basically flock there to look at the dome, supposedly one with the largest diameter around I think.
The dome.
Of course, can't miss a trip to the Colosseum...
The cross actually marks the spot where the Emperor would sit as that was the place with the best view of the arena.
The arena... where man (prisoners and gladiators) and beast fought. It was a form of entertainment for the Romans and our guide told us that the floor of the arena was filled with sand so that it would be easier to soak up the blood spilled. Ewwww...
Ruins from the ancient city.
Statue of Julius Caesar
The ruins of the ancient city is pretty magnificent if you ask me... I marvel at how people had actually built them in the past. But walking around in the oppressive and suffocating heat especially when there is no shade just zaps energy.
A parting shot of the Colosseum. I think it wasn't very well preserved... and well.. the original Colosseum had 5 levels. This, or what is left of it today is just 2 levels. Destroyed by disasters, fires and what not.
Yishan and I
The other experience I had in Rome was that we booked ourselves into a campsite. So we saw a lot of families driving into the campsite with their mobile homes or pitching tents.
We stayed in bunks like these... Was pretty good actually, but in the day, it really feels like an oven cause heat is trapped inside.
Being a campsite, it was a distance away from the city centre. We have to take a tram out everyday... And the trams and metro are all graffiti filled.
What a great distance from the ground!!!
Yeah.. it had foldable steps... but still...
Finally, it was time to say bye to Rome, after the6 days spent there in the sweltering heat with little cloud covering. Can't say I was sad to leave the place. But Rome's pretty in its own way. I'm just now sure if I would want to return there in summer again.
No comments:
Post a Comment