Western Europe travel 5: Rome

Along the winding road, Italy, our bus all the way to Rome. Before starting the transfer of 40 000 lira is almost exhausted. In Italy, because of the nominal value of lira, money becomes a very special thing. In Rome and Florence, not large-scale shopping, so most of the Lira in the road parking break for lunch and drinks, as well as the toilet. The Guide's warned us for 500 lira coins to pay more attention to your saved because General into public health more compared to the toilet needs such coins. In Italy, it seems that in addition to the toilet, 500 Liras or do anything. But perhaps people are used to surround and, therefore, use of money no matter how big the number, it feels more like comparing Jello on, several times after that no longer feel that what is not used.

Rome is known as the eternal city (Eternal City), mainly say its beauty.

In European travel a little long, you will find that we do not consciously been Europe's religious and architectural aspects of traditional wrestling, running will be brought to the Church and Castle, and in fact for me for Western religion only superficial understanding of people, might even be able to attract me is those buildings or works of art are coming out of the distant sense of history, and human development wisdom or essence of accumulation. For Rome, my impression is the most profound and not the Vatican, nor a Sith, but ancient luomadoushouchang. If you say something to reflect the prosperity of the ancient Roman Empire, I think the most appropriate should be fighting beasts of the field. Of course, the bucket is veterinary field I most popular plays, and Fu la Rubio family reign began construction of this building, it is called "Colosseo Circle Theatre", the name is said to be from medieval Sun God. Luomadoushouchang is Rome's history, the largest open-air theatre, is the symbol of Rome. This theatre is oval, outer diameter is 188 m x 156 m, internal diameter 86 m x 54 m, height of 49 m. Divided into four tiers. The auditorium is divided according to the level of social classes, the location of the seats, the lower the position of the audience. The Emperor's seat is located in the southern end of oval short shaft, performing single location nearest underlying location, near the seat of the Emperor is the consuls, Virgin priest's seat. Because this theatre shape is circular, so all the actors (that is on the stage who desperately and wild animals, etc.) are used from the underground of the background. Show the bottom has a removable wooden floor, can be opened when required. Performances and auditorium with iron fence between the fence above an iron with iron teeth and roll against wild predators hurt when the bucket beast. All bucket and one of his props, such as off animal cages, scenery, weapons, equipment, etc. are placed in the ground. Here there is a competitive program of performances: Bo (Munera), namely the Gladiators fought between; investigation of Bo (Venatione), that is, people struggle with the beast. Participate in the fighting were slaves. Gladiator fight between the two groups, the results of the Gladiators is usually one party to another party to exterminate. Personal struggle is generally condemned prisoner of Freehand with beast melee. It is said that in addition to those forced to participate in the struggle of slaves and prisoners, there are many voluntary registration in order to win a free opportunity. Before formal struggle, there are still two years of training, but after two years of struggle with the victory of surviving if a superior due to the wonderful and martial skills for free. For those who are dead prisoners, indeed. So bloody and cruel struggle become performance project, visible at the time of the Roman Empire's power has far exceeded the Chinese ancients so-called "Lust" warm thoughts. It is said that Terra Yang Emperor to celebrate the victory of the battle of Dutch, ten thousand stars fighters and battled 11 beast.

Rome is a city full of historic places, this is almost without question.

Casually stroll in Rome, you can see the broken wall ruins, if known, there are over a thousand years of history. I arrived in Rome after the purchase of a Roman information books, free time, I hope you can press the figure found something, but soon discovered that this is not possible, because the book describes things too much, everything is more complicated history, do not say time is limited, even if you have time on my limited knowledge of history, is a comparison of thankless task. So give up, to visit the city. To tell the truth, and the city of Rome. In addition to the above the street car, the motorcycle. It is said that in Rome, driving a normal not exceeding 50CC cylinder motorcycle does not require a licence, like China's bike, so we looked to see riding a motorcycle on the road in roaring in motorcycles. Roman streets and not too wide, sidewalk comparison in some places there are small horizontal line, but no traffic lights. At the road crossing must resolve to a second fear neither hardship nor death, resolutely, those rapid aggro motorcycle and automobile is in the horizontal line before the stop. If you still like in London, at the edge of hesitation, I hope to pass to the car to slow, and you will always be a road. Rome's traffic is not good, messy, it is said that the city's public transport to the Mayor's wife has dominated, other provinces are not let into the car, going to the tourist attractions must take the Mayor's wife opened the company's bus. Italy's corruption is the same with its famous football, so I believe that this statement is true, not to mention the fact that our bus really can't fight the beast of the field. Wandering in Rome in a circle, we visited the famous fountain of to dimension (Fontana di Trevi), in the movie "Roman holiday" inside Spain square stay up, think of Hepburn beautiful body.

Vatican City is the city of Rome.

1929-fascist government in Italy and Catholic Holy See signed the Treaty of Rutland, Vatican became an independent city state. In addition to the Pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church, also owns the city state of all the legislative, Executive and judicial power. The Vatican is one of the territory of Italy fully independent sovereign States, and Italy between maintained close and friendly relations. The Vatican issued its own stamps, and ItalianLee railway network connecting railway, there is a daily newspaper "Rome observer". The Vatican has its own policing one that had previously known as Pope of the gendarmerie. From the 16th century onwards, it is to protect the personal safety of the guards the Pope, it's the players still wearing is said to be Michelangelo designed the uniforms.

In the city within the State of the Vatican, St. Peter square, Saint Peter's Cathedral, the Chapel, and other famous Sith Chamber of construction.

Saint Peter square is the most well known square in Rome, located in the square of the Cathedral of St. Peter. It is said that the square top Spire side tablet, buried at Caesar's ashes, and crucified Jesus and the cross of a debris. Saint Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Archbishop of "headquarters", many of the Emperor in King here Archbishop's coronation. Legend has it that this is the first disciples of Jesus, Peter Martyr and the burial place. In the Cathedral Church of sad for the Michelangelo's sculpture "sad", the Virgin Mary with Jesus, dead face sad, just have a serene and peaceful. This is the works of Michelangelo 28 years old, its expressiveness and the idea of art has reached a very high level.

Michelangelo is Italy's most illustrious artistic genius.

His artistic talent in the Sith Court Chapel murals by exactly. Francis Court Chapel is believed to be the Vatican's most famous chapel, built in 1475 year which, in the course of the year, Michelangelo was born. 1508 to 1512, Michelangelo for the first time to the Sith Chamber to the chapel of the mural. He created a series of famous works, such as all the female Prophet (Sibille) and all the prophets "(Profeti), there is a style of bold and beautiful nude figures consisting of nine Bibles, the genesis of the screen, including the creation of the painting masterpieces of people. 25 years later, Milosevic is 50 years old, he returned to the Sith Court Chapel, authoring a huge fresco the's law (Giudizio Universale), covering the whole of the Sith Court Chapel wall after the surface. As we explain in Italy women tour is input, and she not only on the historical and religious knowledge for understanding that also published many of your thoughts, it seems that from such a long time engaged in work that has been really feeling. In the "Michelangelo 's" we all face do not see a smile. In the picture, it was saving up to heaven, there is no devil, hell, but confusing everyone face without a smile. According to the guide said, is because Michelangelo believes people are guilty of, must accept the final trial, in his eyes, and no one is supposed to heaven. Francis of rehabilitation work in the Court Chapel in Japan who paid for the financing of the expansion, repair process makes it for Milosevic and a completely new understanding, Milosevic was originally considered to be a focus of research in color, like deep, calm tone painter, but after repair, the screen is the candle smoke, dust, etc. covered air initially bright tone renewed in public, the more "modern".

Rome, another left a deep impression of the building is built in the 19 years b.c. Pantheon (Pantheon).

Here was the Roman gods and worship, was not limited to profess a religion, as long as the people of God in faith, can be admired here. This should be considered in the ancient Roman belief more tolerant of proof. The Pantheon looks plain and simple, does not look good, but it is the ancient wisdom of the working people. It has been revealed out at that time people how to build this great guy, a hard light awaiting the cement is time-consuming nearly two years. Watching the Pantheon, and imagine the people take a wooden model of the construction of irrigation cement inside, when I think of the great wall of China. Although there is no comparison between, after all, is a miracle of human beings.

14 April 2000