Rome – All The Roads Lead Nowhere (Pilgrimage)

There are street names but no street signs, the bus maps are close to useless and the tourist information is no help at all. We had to ask for directions along the WHOLE way. Eventually for the last few stops we resorted to taxis to get from landmark to landmark. Just can’t be bothered saving anymore, we only have one day to see everything.

colosseum

Colosseum. Many “gladiators” outside provoking us for photos.

sanpietro

vaticansign

Some people could not get in because they were “dressed inappropriately”. The smarter ones brought scarfs and sarungs.

pantheon

Pantheon. The span is at least 20 metres, built 380 A.D. I think. Civil and Structural engineers, there’s no keystone in the middle. Architects, there’s no glazing for the 2 metres gap, what about the rain? Now Go Figure!!

fontanatrevi

Fontana di Trevi. I saw some people fully dipping their heads in, and others drinking from it. Ewww…

spanishsteps

Spanish Steps. At night lots of people just hang out here, other than that, nothing special.

Oh yea, I also managed to bump into the Italian stage for Live 8 at the Ancient Auditorium.

liveeight

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