Rome
Tackling rome is no easy thing. Hell my guidebook was 1/4 full of amazing things to do in Rome and that is probably an understatement of things to do.
We left at a ridiculously early hour of 6am for our train and went straight to the Collesum ( I am quite proud of my light weight packing - its definately the lightest compared to the other girls and Mel was horrified wen i told her that i woudl take only one set of pants for the 3 days - she is firm believer that you need a matching outfit for each day :S) Its pretty amazing to be walkind down a regular highway and then bang out of nowhere °Collusum° ...and its pretty bizarre to think that its been there for over 2000 years! we went inside and had a look arounnd and got a tour. Learnt so much that i didnt know. its so strange to think that the place i was standing was a stadium where thousands of people died for the entertainment of others. Strange morality these romans had but in ways they were so developed and maybe they were just more raw and earthy then we are ...or we pretend we are...
Then we went to the Roman forums and this was my favorite place in rome. Its so amazign because we saw the remains of the oldest temple in Rome (dedicated to the dark gods of war in honour of the military) and the temple of the Vestal Virgins ( this is where 6 girls of nobel family kept the flame of Vestal alive. And they were choosen b-w the age of 6 and 10 and although they had high status and prestig if they were found to be not virgins they were burried alive and wipped if the flame died. after 30 years of service they were let out but most did not marry - such a great little piece of history. makes you ponder ponder away). I would love to go back there because i feel like i missed things...i prob didnt but it just a feeling you get from rome. Then we went to the paletine and it was sweltering hot, sweaty and the map made no sense so it wasnt the best exp (i gues people dont talk about this part of their holiday - wen its hot and humid and stressful and boring - they just like to tell you abotu the best parts and definately not the logistics!)
Then we met up with the other girls (mel and gen came in late cos they have arleady been to rome) and we saw Trevi fountain and spanish steps and bloody oath it was crowded!! couldnt belive ti was like that in May cant imagine wat it will be like in july! From there we went to the Pantheon - its been there for so long and Gen used to do architecture so she was explaining how there is not mortar in teh foundation - it just stays up due to the mathematical genius!! Thats pretty amazing. it used to be a pagan temple and then suddenly in 600 Ad they diecided it was going to be christian. Majority rules i guess. The beauty of rome is you can be walking and you turn a corner and bang there is an amazing monument!!
The next day we decided not to brave the crowds for the Vatican musuem cos it was the last sunday of the month so the vatican musuem was free ...so lines were 3 hours long. we went straught to here the popes service (thats right i have tiny photo of the popes head out of the balcony) and then we went underground to see the late popes tomb. people had left notes near it. It was really sweet and sad. After that we climbed to the capola 530 steps baby! (now we know where all that gilati is going) it was a pretty crazy climb cos the stairs are narrow and the walls curve in. We saw people passing out half way. pretty scary stuff! But when you make it up their its worth it. you can see the whole vatican city and its crazy to think its actually a city of its own! But again the huge number of tourists really detracts from it a little. We then went insde St peters and the ceiling mosaics are unreal. you would never pick that they were mosaincs they look like paintings! But perhaps the most beautiful thing in there is Michael Angelos Paete - the sculpture of Mary and Jesus after his crusification. The expression on both of their faces is magical and profound. I cant belive he was only 23 when he did it
After this we went to the amazzing gellati place but i think i have spoken enough about it...suffice to say i still think about it with a little tingle!!
I didnt end up getting to Pompei cos of logistic difficulties the next day so i had a bit more time to explore and i came across the Villa Borguess and Piazza popello ...all very amaxing. and then out of nowhere there was a massive down poar and i was at the Fountain di Triton and fountain di quattre and i was so excited!! I guess being in melbourne you dont really see massive down poars so i had to soak it up literally! but then my cotton pants were drenched al through and the 2 euro umbrella i had bought broke so i decided it was a sign to head back to my lovely sexy apartment in Florence!
Thats all fokes
love
Oendrila
We left at a ridiculously early hour of 6am for our train and went straight to the Collesum ( I am quite proud of my light weight packing - its definately the lightest compared to the other girls and Mel was horrified wen i told her that i woudl take only one set of pants for the 3 days - she is firm believer that you need a matching outfit for each day :S) Its pretty amazing to be walkind down a regular highway and then bang out of nowhere °Collusum° ...and its pretty bizarre to think that its been there for over 2000 years! we went inside and had a look arounnd and got a tour. Learnt so much that i didnt know. its so strange to think that the place i was standing was a stadium where thousands of people died for the entertainment of others. Strange morality these romans had but in ways they were so developed and maybe they were just more raw and earthy then we are ...or we pretend we are...
Then we went to the Roman forums and this was my favorite place in rome. Its so amazign because we saw the remains of the oldest temple in Rome (dedicated to the dark gods of war in honour of the military) and the temple of the Vestal Virgins ( this is where 6 girls of nobel family kept the flame of Vestal alive. And they were choosen b-w the age of 6 and 10 and although they had high status and prestig if they were found to be not virgins they were burried alive and wipped if the flame died. after 30 years of service they were let out but most did not marry - such a great little piece of history. makes you ponder ponder away). I would love to go back there because i feel like i missed things...i prob didnt but it just a feeling you get from rome. Then we went to the paletine and it was sweltering hot, sweaty and the map made no sense so it wasnt the best exp (i gues people dont talk about this part of their holiday - wen its hot and humid and stressful and boring - they just like to tell you abotu the best parts and definately not the logistics!)
Then we met up with the other girls (mel and gen came in late cos they have arleady been to rome) and we saw Trevi fountain and spanish steps and bloody oath it was crowded!! couldnt belive ti was like that in May cant imagine wat it will be like in july! From there we went to the Pantheon - its been there for so long and Gen used to do architecture so she was explaining how there is not mortar in teh foundation - it just stays up due to the mathematical genius!! Thats pretty amazing. it used to be a pagan temple and then suddenly in 600 Ad they diecided it was going to be christian. Majority rules i guess. The beauty of rome is you can be walking and you turn a corner and bang there is an amazing monument!!
The next day we decided not to brave the crowds for the Vatican musuem cos it was the last sunday of the month so the vatican musuem was free ...so lines were 3 hours long. we went straught to here the popes service (thats right i have tiny photo of the popes head out of the balcony) and then we went underground to see the late popes tomb. people had left notes near it. It was really sweet and sad. After that we climbed to the capola 530 steps baby! (now we know where all that gilati is going) it was a pretty crazy climb cos the stairs are narrow and the walls curve in. We saw people passing out half way. pretty scary stuff! But when you make it up their its worth it. you can see the whole vatican city and its crazy to think its actually a city of its own! But again the huge number of tourists really detracts from it a little. We then went insde St peters and the ceiling mosaics are unreal. you would never pick that they were mosaincs they look like paintings! But perhaps the most beautiful thing in there is Michael Angelos Paete - the sculpture of Mary and Jesus after his crusification. The expression on both of their faces is magical and profound. I cant belive he was only 23 when he did it
After this we went to the amazzing gellati place but i think i have spoken enough about it...suffice to say i still think about it with a little tingle!!
I didnt end up getting to Pompei cos of logistic difficulties the next day so i had a bit more time to explore and i came across the Villa Borguess and Piazza popello ...all very amaxing. and then out of nowhere there was a massive down poar and i was at the Fountain di Triton and fountain di quattre and i was so excited!! I guess being in melbourne you dont really see massive down poars so i had to soak it up literally! but then my cotton pants were drenched al through and the 2 euro umbrella i had bought broke so i decided it was a sign to head back to my lovely sexy apartment in Florence!
Thats all fokes
love
Oendrila
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