Saturday, 30 April 2016

Rome

After France, I flew into Rome and met up with Josh from UNCW, and we began 10 days of travelling through Europe. We had one day in Rome to explore.

Here you can see the remnants of an ancient aqueduct in the center of the frame. This photo was taken in the Roman Forum, which is an area of archaeological work that has revealed the ancient Roman Forums where politicians would stay and socialize.

This is the view from the Forum of the Coliseum, with a good view of the line to get in. The line was two hours long, so we didn't get to go into the Coliseum, but the views from the Forum were good enough for us. Since we visited on Easter weekend, the crowds were extra severe.

This is the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, and the site of sermons to Saint Peter's Square, which is directly behind from where I took this picture. Once again, due to it being Easter weekend, security levels were high and crowds were massive, so we didn't have time to see the Sistine Chapel or the Basilica from inside.

 This is the Trevi Fountain, one of the largest fountains in the world, and the largest in Rome itself. Here, there is a large tradition of throwing coins over the right shoulder for luck, which generates about 3000 euros a day.

This is the Pantheon, which is the site of an original building from 27 BC that was rebuilt around 126 AD. It contains tombs of two Roman Kings and the builder Rafael, as well as functioning as a Catholic church.

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