HOLIDAYS IN ROME
These holidays my family and I went to Rome. I had
never been in any city or village from Italy before but I want to come back as
soon as I can.
The first day we went to Fontana di Trevi and it was incredible
because of the art and the architecture but also because of how many people there were and the amount of coins in the bottom of the fountain. We also went
to the Pantheon and to Piaza Navona. It was curious to see armed soldiers in
the streets but we discovered that it is a way to protect the city because of
the threats that they have been receiving from terrorists since last year.
On Friday we visited the Vatican City, we went to Sistine
Chapel and to Saint Peter’s Basilica where there was so many people that we
could barely breathe.
I don’t know why but I was expecting something
different in Sistine Chapel like it was bigger or maybe that there was too much
colours on the walls. But the pictures separately were amazing and just
imagining how Michelangelo and other artists painted it was impressive.
On Saturday we went to Coliseum and the old town with
a guided tour that lasted three hours so we walked about 22 kilometres from the
Coliseum to the Jewish neighbourhood.
It was so interesting knowing the Roman history and
not only what it is taught in school. The guide also explained us gladiators’
history, how they became heroes instead of being slaves as they were at first.
Obviously we ate pasta and pizza every day and I think
it would be difficult to eat them now that we got used to the best pizza and
pasta in the world.
MARIA MONDÉJAR
3 ESO A
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