Showing posts with label Colosseo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colosseo. Show all posts

2018/12/24

Night View in Rome


The Colosseum could hold, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial or combat fighting contests and public spectacles such as animal hunts, executions and dramas.



Largo di Torre Argentina is a square with four Roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey's Theatre.

We visited there several times but night views were far better than daytime views.

Termini railway station also has a metro station and bus terminals.
It is said that the station is the second largest railway station in Europe after Paris Gare du Nord.
The picture bellow is the view from the station going back to the hotel, Massimo D'Azeglio which we stayed during our visit.

This is Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II viewing from Piazza Venezia.
It also called Altare della Patria or Vittorio.
According to the Wiki, it is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy.

2018/12/09

Vehicles in Rome



They call it metro, that is subway. Subway system is not so complicated as that of in Tokyo and easy to use.

A tramcar or a streetcar is also useful for tourists.




A double‐decker bus and a horse wagon are for tourists. Local citizens rarely use them, I think.

An airport shuttle bus is easy to use but a public bus is not. Because they do not call the name of the bus station, we have to be careful where we are in the bus.
Otherwise, you will easily miss the destination you have to get off.
A river boat is also for tourists. It seems like a double-decker bus which runs on the river.
I took the following video on our way back to the airport running near the Colosseo.


2018/09/17

I Walk around the City of Rome, Colosseum and the Roman Forum



It is hot in Rome as it is in Utsunomiya. But, in terms of humidity, it is lower than that of my city in summer.

My wife and I walked to Colosseo, just 20 minute walk from our hotel to the historical monuments.

It is said that the construction of Colosseum began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72, and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir.






2018/09/03

I Spend My Holidays in Rome


 I have been in Rome since 5 days ago.

The city is itself a big biiiiiiiig museum, I think.

There are lots of sightseeing spots scattered all over the city.

One week travel is too short to fully enjoy seeing this city.