Kathryn and Richard's Big Adventure in Europe continues.We're talking about our day in Rome, Italy. After a 90 minute bus ride in from the coast (ugh!!!) we got down to business. Even though it was a Sunday we saw a whole bunch of interesting things. Did you know that the Vatican owns property ALL over Rome?!?!? All of the sites that underground contain catacombs. We got to go into some of those catacombs. Very interesting. Couldn't take any photos though. Pretty cold down there. We weren't dressed for that cuz everywhere else was nice and warm.
Did you know that is a pyramid right in the middle of Rome? It's the only one in Europe. Some guy was working in Egypt way back when and thought that "hey, I want to be buried like an Egyptian king when I get back home". So, he comissioned his only MINI pyramid to be built for his grave is marble (of course - we are in Italy after all). It's still standing. It's just so OBTUSE when it just pops out around a corner.
Off to the Colosseum (as in Colossus - REALLY BIG). It is actually 2 stadiums together. Did you know that originally, it was a Caesar's PERSONAL SWIMMING POOL. YEESH! Then it became a place to watch entertaining naval battles. Imagine mini boats like kids in a bathtub only bigger. Then the infamous use.
The movie makers that did Gladiator actually improved the stadium to bring it back to show what it looked like. Another use it had was a home for a large family. I don't quite understand that one but whatever. All the marble is now gone. To the churches (Vatican)....
St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. It is AMAZING. Can't do it justice. Pictures from inside just didn't turn out. Needed a better camera I guess.
Ah... The Swiss Guards in their "interesting" uniforms.
Well, that's it for now. Next day will probably be the windswept island of Mykonos, Greece
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