tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56633200879447680992011-04-21T17:05:46.661-07:00Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338796723165987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5663320087944768099.post-68603557679011752402008-04-27T11:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:18:47.851-08:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I went to Rome last weekend</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBb5FihoI/AAAAAAAAAT0/UwifXA-B4Rg/s1600-h/PICT0601.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBb5FihoI/AAAAAAAAAT0/UwifXA-B4Rg/s320/PICT0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193988955189708418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and to Vatican City (St. Peter's Basilica, said to be the finest church on the planet)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAkJFihmI/AAAAAAAAATk/UXfiXxMZ47Y/s1600-h/PICT0597.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAkJFihmI/AAAAAAAAATk/UXfiXxMZ47Y/s320/PICT0597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193987997412001378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBbpFihnI/AAAAAAAAATs/gXdvP_bBK44/s1600-h/PICT0598.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBbpFihnI/AAAAAAAAATs/gXdvP_bBK44/s320/PICT0598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193988950894741106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Trevi Fountain, the best place to eat an ice cream, lasagne, pasta or pizza.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(It should ensure your return to Roma if you throw a coin over your</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> shoulder into this fountain of god Neptune. Even though I haven't done so, I hope I will return to see Sistine Chapel and Vatican museum, which was closed last Sunday) </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBcJFihpI/AAAAAAAAAT8/8gY5ZQvstwk/s1600-h/PICT0604.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBcJFihpI/AAAAAAAAAT8/8gY5ZQvstwk/s320/PICT0604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193988959484675730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Colosseum, home to brutal </span><span style="font-family:arial;">battles between man and beast) :</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAipFihiI/AAAAAAAAATE/OivHo4B9FZY/s1600-h/PICT0582.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAipFihiI/AAAAAAAAATE/OivHo4B9FZY/s320/PICT0582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193987971642197538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAjpFihlI/AAAAAAAAATc/KPD-H-dIcHY/s1600-h/PICT0592.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAjpFihlI/AAAAAAAAATc/KPD-H-dIcHY/s320/PICT0592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193987988822066770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Palatine Hill</span><span style="font-family:arial;">, the ruins of the centre of the most powerful state in the world</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAi5FihjI/AAAAAAAAATM/xyWfWpHWUFA/s1600-h/PICT0586.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAi5FihjI/AAAAAAAAATM/xyWfWpHWUFA/s320/PICT0586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193987975937164850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAjZFihkI/AAAAAAAAATU/8VxXByeaMK4/s1600-h/PICT0589.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTAjZFihkI/AAAAAAAAATU/8VxXByeaMK4/s320/PICT0589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193987984527099458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Pantheon, originally an ancient temple to all the gods,</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">today there are some Christian motives in the lower parts.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBcZFihqI/AAAAAAAAAUE/NTY92a2zak0/s1600-h/PICT0605.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBcZFihqI/AAAAAAAAAUE/NTY92a2zak0/s320/PICT0605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193988963779643042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Amazing sight, a perfect sphere with diameter 43 meters </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBcpFihrI/AAAAAAAAAUM/lhaG4aLUOxw/s1600-h/PICT0606.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LdlRsVdyToE/SBTBcpFihrI/AAAAAAAAAUM/lhaG4aLUOxw/s320/PICT0606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193988968074610354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Rome traffic is pretty crazy, almost no traffic lights, so when you want to cross the street you just have to start walking.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On my way back to Ciampino airport, </span><span style="font-family:arial;">I was waiting for the bus airport service at the Termini central railway station.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There are park places dedicated to buses next to the station building. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">At the time when the bus was hooting and approaching the station, there were many cars just </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">parking at the dedicated place.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The service staff started gesticulate and talk to the drivers that they should release the place for bus, but so far he came from one end to the other, the place was crowded with cars again :)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5663320087944768099-6860355767901175240?l=atritd.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338796723165987845noreply@blogger.com0