Friday, October 26, 2007
haha... hello everyone i am back from my 2 weeks holiday...haha let me show u some of the photo tat i have took during the trip....
14-10-2007
after having a 12 and a half hour of fight i finally reach rome. hohohoho...
this is our first stop in rome... which is the vatican state and visit the st peter's basilica, the most famous church in the Christian world.
this is the door tat only open every 25 years...
this shows how big is the church...
Few people are unmoved by Michelangelo's Pieta, and many consider it one of the greatest religious works of art. Whatever your faith, the beauty and serenity of this mother who has lost her child invokes a spiritual response.
The overwhelming popularity of the Pieta actually prevents it from being a better place to pray. It always seems crowded in front of the Pieta Chapel. The glass in front of the statue also serves to separate you, and it catches the flash of constant cameras.
Though it may not be one of the best places to pray, the sculpture is one of the best invitations to prayer.
After being declared Blessed, the body of Pope John XXII (d. 1963) was brought up from the grottoes and placed under the St Jerome Altar, which has become a popular devotion site ever since.
He called Vatican Council II (1962–1965), but did not live to see its completion. In Italy he is known as "Il Papa Buono" ("The Good Pope").
Whether out of curiosity or true devotion, there always seems to be people before the body of John XXIII. Kneeling in the pews and viewing the body of this pope, prayer seems to be the natural response.
The Colosseum - the greatest amphitheatre of the antiquity - was built in Rome, Italy, about 1920 years ago. It is considered an architectural and engineering wonder, and remains as a standing proof of both the grandeur and the cruelty of the Roman world.
After the splendour of imperial times, the Colosseum was abandoned, and in turn it became a fortress for the medieval clans of the city, a source of building materials, a picturesque scenery for painters, a place of Christian worship. Today it is a challenge for the archaeologists and a scenario for events and shows.
can u see me in tat photo...
after a long walk in the morning, finally we could seat down and have our lunch...haha...everyone was so tried...
after our lunch we are going to visit the Spanish steps to shop at Prada, Max Mara, Ferragamo and Gianni Versace along Via condotti, one of Rome's most elegant shopping streets...
this is the picture tat i took from the net...cox tat day there are a lot off ppl at the streets as it was a Sunday, everyone is out for a walk...
this is the wishing well...i did make my wish there...haha
this is my tour leader...is he cool...he is wearing this cloth through out the day...
my mummy and i were super tired and we find a place to sit down and have some ice cream....
finally we end our day tour in Rome...now going back to the hotel to take a rest...
-when are you
coming back? ;
this is the door tat only open every 25 years...
this shows how big is the church...
can u see me in tat photo...
this is the wishing well...i did make my wish there...haha
