Rome (Part 1..if there is a part 2)

I had just woke up trying to recover from my five days in Rome. Some may think that five days is not enough to see this place, but its definitely more than i needed. I had enough of Italian food for now. I do not think my taste bud has yet gotten over Italian spices. I am malaysian chinese and i need Chinese food.. or at least something different. So, Rome.. first impression? Busy. One word says it all. I would think that Petaling Street or Kuala Lumpur can be Rome for a day if the Colosseum and Roman Forums had been placed there.


The Colosseum is a massive structure! I can imagine why it had retained its place as one of the seven wonders in the world. To walk around this site at night would have been really eery as an estimated one million life was taken here together with the hundreds of thousands of animals. Yet, people 'lepak' here till very late..and i also had dinner in one of the restorante next to it.



Fontana De Trevi . The fountain was built by the architect Salvi (17Th Century i think) in the time of Clement XII, and decorated by several artists of Bernini's school. It is the front of a large palace (Palazzo Poli) decorated with statues and bas-reliefs on heaps of rock. The fountain is not only celebrated for its excellent water but for the legend that whoever drinks it or throws a coin in the fountain, will assure his return to Rome. Your back to the fountain when the coin is thrown. Did I? I didn't. I had a feeling i won't be back in Rome and moreover having only a €2 coin is enough for a bottle of water in the hot summer weather than to waste it.hehe.


The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. Temple of Vespasian on the left, Arch of Septimius Severus behind or rather in front of the remains of the Temple of Saturn in the foreground. On the right are the three columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Palatine Hill, and slightly to the left of these is the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda. In the distance, the Colosseum and the Arch of Titus are visible.



to be continued.... 8)