Romar’s trip to Rome and France
Writing by wisteria on Saturday, 3 of November, 2007 at 10:52 pm
I chatted with Romar, my well-traveled instructor, yesterday. He shared with me that he’d been to Italy, Rome and Venice, France. He took a lot of photos of the places he went to, including the hotels in Italy and the romantic Venice hotels where he stayed in to include in his personal collection. Typical of him.
Anyhow, here are some of the places he visited while in Rome and France:
1) Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), the largest and most famous Baroque fountain in all of Rome located at the small Trevi square in the Quirinale district. (Romar of course did the traditional coin tossing - “A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome.”)
2) Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral), located in Lombardy, Italy, is the second largest church in the world and is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan.
3) The Colosseum (Coliseum or Flavian Amphitheater) is the first permanent amphitheater to be built in Rome and one of the largest and greatest architectural monuments created in the Roman Empire. You can also see this in the movie “Gladiator”. 0;)
4) Canals of Venice, France plus gliding in their gondolas provide one of the most romantic experiences in the world.5) Palazzo Grassi, located on the Grand Canal, is the Grassi family’s monumental three-storied marble mansion slash a renowned art and history museum with a 600-seat garden theater.
6) Teatro La Fenice (The Phoenix), Venice’s leading opera house known for its dramatic beauty. This was recently restored from the fire it caught in 1996.
He also visited the Pathenon, Vatican, and Sistine Chapel while he was checked in one of the hotels in Rome. I have yet to see his pictures though, and savor them until it is my turn to visit those places.
Category: visual culture, travel
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