After a full-on Monday down the south of Italy it was time to take a relaxing stroll towards 'Ancient Rome'
15 minutes walk from our hotel we came across this...
It's hard to get a sense of how big it is in a picture...but just look at how tiny the people are for some perspective!
Rome was the birthplace of much of the architecture we see throughout the world.... here is a prime example...
This is what the Colosseum would have looked like in it's day...
You'll notice in these posts that there aren't a lot of pictures of Hayden and I together...that's because in Italy if you gave your camera to someone to take a photo they would probably do a Barry Bolt with it (or should that be Usain Bolt now?)...so here are our attempts at a 'selfie'...
The Colosseum was definitely Hayden's favourite thing in Rome!
As part of your ticket you also get to explore Palentine Hill and the Roman Forum... I love the Roman palace format with a large garden courtyard in the middle of the building...this is Emperor Augustus' pad. Isn't it quaint...
Some old doors...
Some columns...
Looking back at the Roman Forum...
Once again we used our Lonely Planet guide to help us pick a decent lunch...Hayden picked a great place called La Carbonara... Our Appetizer was a ball of buffalo mozzerella in the middle of a plate of prosciutto...you took a little bit of the cheese and wrapped it in the meat.... it was delicious!
Then for 'Primo' course, we thought we better try the signature dish...
Delicious!
This was one of our favourite buildings in Rome...it wasn't ancient...infact quite modern, but still amazing and huge!
Looking back towards Rome (notice the flag in the middle of the round-a-bout grown with flowers!)
I told you they love statues of guys on horses! Seriously everywhere we went in Italy!
If you know your history you'll know who these little blokes are...and why they are feeding off a wolf!
Everywhere you go in Rome there is something awesome to look at!
This was cool! It's the Roman Empire through History...here it is at its greatest...
and then...
Slowely it got smaller...
Until... Yep that little white dot is Rome...
So much History! So much culture!....Tune in to the next post where we look at 'So much Religion', at the big V city.
2 comments:
it all looks so fascinating. Makes the land down under seem rather dull!! :)
Hi, i am actually got attracted by the ancient building and the horse, can i know this is in which part of Rome? I have not been to Italy before, but will plan a trip by early next year:)
Simon
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