Tuesday, November 6, 2007

ROME ( ROMA)

YAHOOOOOOOOOO IM HERE ... GRATCIA............



SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU GUYS...
The whole gang.... ( Thank you guys for the fun and memorable time) special thanks to my sista and Hendrico .





Places of Interest.

The Vatican .

It has been the resident of the Popes for about six centuries ( since 1377). In fact , before the transfer of the Pontificial Court to Avignon (1309 – 1377), the papal seat was the lanteran, 265 Popes have sat one the throne of St. Peter in the uninterrupted line. The Vatican city is an independent state ruled by the Supreme pontiff ( the Pope).

St Peter’s Basalica



Dates of the year 320 AD, when Constantine erected a magnificent Basilica that was the stand for over a thousand years. At the beginning the XVI century thanks to Pope Julius II and the architect on whom he relied ( Donata Bramante) reconstructing of the Basilica was begun. It was completed over one hundred years later with the construction of the façade by Carlo Maderno ( 1614)

St Peter’s Square. ( Piazza San Pietro)


This square, which is the most imposing in Rome, is 240 meters wide by 340 meters long, In the centre stands a wonderful obelisk 25 meters high. A cross, which is said to contain the relic of the holy cross, stand on its top the beautiful colonnade that surrounds the place was realized by Bernini as well as the 140 statues of Saints that




p.s. I will post more of the Vatican City pictures, it seems that this post is too cramp with pics and i couldn't upload more.








This is one of my Paparazi pics of one of the Priest. He is actually going back from the nearest town which situated sorrounding the city. There were a few occasian where we asked if we could take some pictures with them but all of them refuse, i guess its prohibit by the Church. Thats y i told Diding, i want to buy the tailored robe, so siapa nak amik gambar bayar 5 Euros. Mesti kaya aku by that time boleh beli Kristal Sorosky lagi kan.

The inside of the church. Magnifico.




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This was taken at the late evening. Dawn, with the chill and the quietness i felt im in heaven.


honest.. its very calming and gosh sometimes you have to experience it to know how it felt.




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This is the 140 statue of the saints ... craved by Benini. Purely Magnifico....


The Roman Forum. (Foro Romano)

The Roman Forum is the most celebrated place in ancient Rome, It was the centre of the Roman life where its meeting, festivals and ceremonies took place. There are to be seen the remains of the ancient temples of the ages. It was damaged my be fire in 283 and restored by the Emperor Diocletian. From the fourth century AD it becan fall in decay – echoing the fate of Rome itself.






P.S. This is another landmark of Rome.. This place is surrounded my the Olive tree which was believed a present from the Roman Gods... one for its ability as food, 2. for fuel 3. for phamaceutical, 4. massage oil 5. essential oil and many more. It was also believe that Olive oil cures many disease .. and it turned out to be true kan because it reduces heart problems, betul kan Inday. BTW is the nearby to the colesseum ... maybe lepas kena punish the slaves will be brought to the colesseum to fight kan.





The Colesseum.(II Colesseo)

This immense amphitheatre, of which is still admired the ancient splendour, was begun by Vespasian in A.D. 72 and finished by his son Titus in AD 80. Jewish prisoner were employed in its construction. Its real name is “ Flavian Amphi-theatre”, and it could contain more than 50,000 spectator. Around the exterior run three order arches, respectively adorned with Doric, Ionic and Corinthian pilasters.






P.s. One good thing about the public transportation in Rome is that the exit is not far away from the nearest Landmark of Monuments. When we reach at the coleseo exit the first thing you notice is this big old building and by the time you step out you can see the beutiful big and magnifico building. Semua ternga nga masa tu. I got chills looking at it as all this while i look at it from pictures and documentaries but now its in front of my eyessssssssssss. ahhhhhhhh breathtaking sangat. I suggest for everybody to visit this.... honest you got the chills..




When we reach there another tourist inform us that the entrance fee is around 11 euros but comes to about RM 55.00 adus mahal tak payahlah, so we oll just took some pictures from the outside.




Trinita dei monti

The first thing that strikes us are the charming monumental steps (1722) at whose top there is the church of SS Trinita Dei Monti with the two beautiful belfries ( 1495). An Obelist, found in the garden of sallust in 1808, rises in front the church. At the foot of the steps, prettily lies the fine fountain of the Barcaccia erected in 1629 by Pietro Bernini , the father of the sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo.









P.S. Ramai sangat orang kat sini loafting around ... enjoying the sun and crowd. We also got to see some low budget movies in progress hehehe and if you climb up the stairs there is a beautiful chuch overlooking the whole of Rome city, there are some local artist selling some paintings and some Bangladeshi jual cenderahati ( yesssssss bangla pun ada kat sana) kelas bangla ni. Nearby is some designer shops later i will post some of the pictures.. kedai pun kelas ... i like.










The exit from the Forum de romano...




More pics of Rome .. stay tuned ya.