Sorry Folks I've Been Busy (Part 1)
Yes I am still here but I have been very bad & not updated the blog for soooooo long so it's time to put this right.
First I hope that everyone had a great Christmas & New Year - I enjoyed mine.
Just before Christmas I had a wonderful few days away in the city of Rome. I had planned this trip with Debbie a while back & so we left Zakynthos via bus & ferry firstly to Athens & then by air to Rome. As well as myself & Debbie there was Simone (Debbie's daughter) & Chris (who is Debbie's elder daughter's boyfriend - her elder daughter was away visiting family elsewhere)
On arrival in Rome we found a place to stay that was simple, clean & cheap for the 4 of us to share & included breakfast.
We were going to be in Rome for 4 days & so on our first full day we boarded one of the 'hop on hop off' buses that do a brief tour around the main sights of the City so we could finalise which sites we really wanted to visit. We had a fantastic time & I can recommend a visit to Rome for anyone that has never been. There is so much to see & it was a little like walking through the pages of your history books from school days. The first picture is of The Coliseum from the outside & the second from inside. Here are a few more photos to give you a flavour of the trip.
Here you can see me about to throw my coin over my shoulder into the Trevi Fountain & make my wish (& no I'm not telling what my wish was :-)
This is a courtyard at The Vatican - what an amazing place the Vatican is. The museums hold
some wonderful treasures & we could have spent a lot longer in them but we were a little rushed at the end as they were closing & we had to hurry to get to see the Sistine Chapel which is truly not to be missed.
Here is just one of the breathtaking painted ceilings in the Vatican museums.
Here I am by the fountain in St Peter's Square.
St Peter's Basilica & Square
We decided to take the option to climb to the very top of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica. A lift takes you halfway & then it is steps the rest of the way. As you climb the steps are quite narrow & the higher you get, the walls begin to curve in toward you which feels very strange. On reaching the top & stepping out the hard work to get there is suddenly all worthwhile. The views across the City of Rome are spectacular as I hope you can see from the photo I have posted taken from the top.
After visiting The Vatican we went on to visit Castel Sant'Angelo which is close by. The photo of
me with St Peter's Basilica in the distance is taken from the upper terrace of the Castel.
A fabulous 4 days spent in a very interesting City with so much to see.
First I hope that everyone had a great Christmas & New Year - I enjoyed mine.
Just before Christmas I had a wonderful few days away in the city of Rome. I had planned this trip with Debbie a while back & so we left Zakynthos via bus & ferry firstly to Athens & then by air to Rome. As well as myself & Debbie there was Simone (Debbie's daughter) & Chris (who is Debbie's elder daughter's boyfriend - her elder daughter was away visiting family elsewhere)
On arrival in Rome we found a place to stay that was simple, clean & cheap for the 4 of us to share & included breakfast.
We were going to be in Rome for 4 days & so on our first full day we boarded one of the 'hop on hop off' buses that do a brief tour around the main sights of the City so we could finalise which sites we really wanted to visit. We had a fantastic time & I can recommend a visit to Rome for anyone that has never been. There is so much to see & it was a little like walking through the pages of your history books from school days. The first picture is of The Coliseum from the outside & the second from inside. Here are a few more photos to give you a flavour of the trip.
Here you can see me about to throw my coin over my shoulder into the Trevi Fountain & make my wish (& no I'm not telling what my wish was :-)
This is a courtyard at The Vatican - what an amazing place the Vatican is. The museums hold
some wonderful treasures & we could have spent a lot longer in them but we were a little rushed at the end as they were closing & we had to hurry to get to see the Sistine Chapel which is truly not to be missed.
Here is just one of the breathtaking painted ceilings in the Vatican museums.
Here I am by the fountain in St Peter's Square.
St Peter's Basilica & Square
We decided to take the option to climb to the very top of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica. A lift takes you halfway & then it is steps the rest of the way. As you climb the steps are quite narrow & the higher you get, the walls begin to curve in toward you which feels very strange. On reaching the top & stepping out the hard work to get there is suddenly all worthwhile. The views across the City of Rome are spectacular as I hope you can see from the photo I have posted taken from the top.After visiting The Vatican we went on to visit Castel Sant'Angelo which is close by. The photo of
me with St Peter's Basilica in the distance is taken from the upper terrace of the Castel.A fabulous 4 days spent in a very interesting City with so much to see.
posted by Sandra at
7:30 am
1 Comments:
Thought you had disappeared off the face of the Earth. Or were enjoying yourself too much, as by your latest entry you were.
But that's what life is all about enjoyment of the wonders of the world.
What a good topic, how did they build these wonders without machinery? We'll not go into that.
Keep enjoying
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