I, Culina

I, Culina

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome
August 26th 2008

Published: September 4th 2008

It seems like I’m writing more on travel than Baedeker at the moment and it’s only going to get worse in the next couple of months, so be warned! Rome this time, ‘I, Culina’ and ‘Sallus Aumonius’ (Sally A.) had only three days and nearly three millennia of history, it’s going to be one hell of an Italian job. Day one, first things first, I got the whole ‘when in Rome’ business ... Read Full Entry

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Think Beijing had a good opening ceremony

When they opened this arena, they had 100 days of games and a few thousand people and wild animals lost their lives. Perhaps Boris will do the same for 2012.

Arch of Constantine

One of many arches in the forum area, well, why not?

Forum 1

Temples and columns and things. You're better off looking it up than me explaining

More temples

OK, so I've forgotten which ones these are, but nice none the less

She's lost her head

These Vestal Virgins are terrible!

Basilica

of Constantine and Maxentius, pretty impressive, more bricks and concrete everyone!

Looking out to the wedding cake

you can just make it out in the background, nice Forum view

Final Forum view

It's OK, you're done now...

Circus Maximus

Yep, not a great deal lift of it I'm afraid. But if you use your imagination, you could just about picture some chariots going round.

Taxi!

Trajan's column

I won't make a dodgy comment

When in Rome

View over the Eternal city, and of course the lovely Pantheon roof, weren't those Romans clever!

St Peter's Basilca

It's very big and very gordy, sorry to any Catholics reading this, but it's a bit much!

The dome of St Peters

Painted by Michaelangelo, he was a busy chap.

View from St Peters

It's worth the wait and climb, but don't attempt if you are larger than the average person.

The light of God

Shines in to the Vatican, I am redeemed.

5th September 2008

Anne
non-member comment

I see you carped your III diems a lot, well done. I like the Pantheon too, it's such an amazing structure considering it's 2000 years old or so. But you didn't bring back any chocolate, bad Mary, tut tut tut :)

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