Sorry I missed posting yesterday. We were supposed to fly in Monday night but our flight was late leaving Venice and we missed our connecting flight. This meant spending the night in Frankfort, Ger. and leaving the next morning. As mad as I was about missing our flight (there was much swearing I'm ashamed to say) the airport hotel they put us up in was really nice and the food was the best I'd had the entire trip. Anyway, I didn't get home until yesterday afternoon and I was too wasted to do much but cuddle with Seli.
I have to go to bed soon but I'll give you some of my pictures of the Colleseum and the Piazza Novona in Rome.
This side is the best preserved section of the Colleseum.
The Colleseum was originally covered in marble but it was stripped off later to be used in new buildings around Rome. The holes you see in the columns above were left when the copper bolts that held the marble to the building were ripped out. As a result of loosing it's protective coat of marble (and time), the Colleseum deteriorated. This photo shows how the Colleseum was built originally of three rings, one inside the other. The Colleseum was designed so well in the movement of people, even when full, it could be emptied in 15 minutes.
This is a shot from one end of the Piazza Navona. This was my favorite time spent in Rome. This piazza is very typical of a European square: around the edges are restaurants with open-air seating and in the center, artists have set up and are selling their artwork. I bought my first oil painting here.
This is a view from the table where we had dinner. I had some really good gnocchi. It took us forever to find the piazza. We were on the right bus but had no idea which stop to get off on and the bus driver was less than helpful. Eventually, a nice Italian man told us we should have gotten off several stops back. We got off and then began asking people directions to the Piazza Navona. I must have asked 4 or 5 people for directions before we found it. Once there, it was everything I was looking for. We had a nice dinner, watching the artists and the people, I bought a painting and we wandered around the piazza looking at the sights. I enjoyed this afternoon in Rome more than all the rest of our time there.
This fountain in the piazza is one of the most famous in Rome. It's Neptune with dolphins and hippocampuses. If you look close, you'll see there's a pigeon on Neptune's head. Pigeons aren't very respectful.
That's it for now. I really have to go to bed. Jetlag sucks!
fantastic holiday pics, I hope you post some more :) looks like a lovely place to live.
Posted by: abe-hap | October 04, 2007 at 09:52 AM