In 2009 I went to Europe and visited some cities in Italy such as Rome , Milan and Venice. In this post I will discuss more about my travelling in Rome.
As the in which I rode travelled from Rome's international airport to the Colosseum , which is one of the world' wonders, I realized how Rome has preserved its history quite well. Most buildings , including offices and places of contemporary needs still retain their old frames , as reflected by their architectures and worn stones. Regrettably, many of the beautiful homes with historic front sides are marred by irresponsible individual's grafittis.
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| Homes and Shops with historical architecture |
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| Irresponsible Grafitti shown on the right-hand side |
After about 20 minutes , I arrived at the Colloseum. In the past , it was used for the public's entertainments, of which some are gladiators' battle and wild animals' fight. The Colloseum's architecture represents the Roman Kingdom's mighty ability of crafting structure.
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| Crossing the road to the Colloseum |
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| Front view of The Colloseum |
I did not enter the Colloseum because we had to pay to enter the space of the Colloseum. Instead , I wandered around the Colloseum to take some photos. I saw some tourists having horse rides and I thought it should be wonderful if you want to know better about the Colloseum's vicinity with less fatigue. One interesting thing I found was the giant cages of lions , which were used to prepare lions for fight in the Colloseum.
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| Scene in front of the retired wild animals' cages |
Another is Italians wearing gladiator costumes to earn a living.
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| Modern Era Gladiators (click image for a clearer view) |
I also ate some Pizza Margherita , which plainly but sumptuously consists of pizza bread , mozarella cheese and tomato sauce , which I bought from a booth . The booth is typical of many booths scattered around Rome ( different booth styles in other cities like Milan ). It sold various snacks and bread varieties such as doughnuts , candies , crisps , burgers , pizza and hot dogs , which are freshly made.
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| Rome's snack booth |
Not less important is the Arch of Constantine. It is situated very near to the Colloseum. The Arch had inspired similar structures such as Arch de Triomphe du Caroussel. It is also often called the Arch of Victory, as it is used to celebrate war victory by the Roman Empire.
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| Arch de Constantine - just beside the Colosseum |
While waiting for the bus fetching us from The Colloseum , my family stopped by a train station. Just at the entry was a snack bar selling a complete range of square pizzas , hot dogs and gelatos (Italian ice-cream) .
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Snack bar at train station near Colloseum
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I will post another trip I had in Rome another time. I hope that you enjoy reading this post just as I did with my trip.
