Monday, 01 October 2007

Walking around Rome

This city is totally amazing. While I know that Mombasa and surrounding areas have all sorts of heritage sites, Rome is simply a city in it's own class.
  • I went to the Pantheon and that structure is simply mind-blowing. With all the Kings of Rome buried there, it needed more than the hour of just walking around. Am told places like Mexico and others have tried to emulate the architecture built around 30BC
  • The Colosseum! My goodness! That is yet another wonder! No words
  • Walking around the Borghese gardens was very reinvigorating.
  • On the northern side of Via del Corso are the twin churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto, both of which looked very empty and un-used but splendid on the outside.
  • I went to see Circus Maximus and after the little bit that I had heard, I felt a little let down since there's very little left. To think that the place is now used for "recreation" including watching football on a big screen! But I guess that is life.
  • It's amazing how many people just sit around the Trevi fountains watching other people seating there watching others! (I took photos but they are nothing compared to what others took and hope to borrow a few photos)
  • The Spanish steps look like the only place that could rival the Trevi fountains with the number of people sitting around looking at other people. If not by numbers, at least here people can also watch other people use the immaculate horse carriages waiting to be hired.
Am tired of walking, am sure there's a lot more to see...that's for another day.

1 comment:

Jadhoot said...

Mwandeo, this is fun! So how is it so far? Walking those paths must be like reliving history. I hold Rome in awe, especially after it acquired religious wings. Hope to follow your footsteps to the place one day.

Jienjoy!