zondag, februari 19, 2006

Rome



17-02-2006 Friday
Exactly two hours before departure we arrived at the airport in Eindhoven. My maiden air journey was excellent. On the airport of Chiampino we had to wait a long time for our luggage. In the plane we bought a ticket for a bus from the airport to Termini.
Everything went like clockwork. We could not find easily our hotel the Beehives, because the name wasn't written clearly on it. So we just walked along the hotel. There we got the keys from our appartment. We bought some very nice rolls and ate it in our appartment. The only problem was that I had a streaming cold.
We slept good that night.


The price of the room was 30 Euro a person. The only problem was that we had to share the bathroom with the other guests. Four girls out of the Hague who loved to take showers and had a lot of fun with each other.
It was a no smoking appartment, but there was a balcony where I could smoke my pipe.
There was an orange-tree in the backyard full with oranges.













































18-02-2006 Saterday
We took a sightseeing-bus. In the neighbourhood of the collosseum we stepped out.It was so very crowded that we decided to continue our sightseeing-excursion. In the evening we had an astonishing good Chinese dinner with many many courses and a bottle of white wine. It was in the same street as the appartment so we were in no time back in our appartment.

19-02-2006 Sunday
We could use the ticket of the sightseeing bus once more. We used it to go to the Vatican. There we visited the St Peter-church. The square symbolised the church which embrased the world with an army of Saints and Popes. A masterpiece of Bernini.



First we went with an elevator to the first floor. There we could see the church from on top. After that we climbed the stairs, which desoriënteted you, because the floor wasn't horizontal. We got there a splendid view of Rome. After that we visited the church and admired the Piëta from Michelangelo. There is also a statue (13/14 century) and a tombe from St Peter (the bronze was stolen from the Pantheon). The statue is being kissed all the time. (an unhygienic situation)
The coffee with a pastry was a bit expensive (20 Euro).
In the appartment we have eaten kebab.
At 7.30 we went to the fontana di trevi with a normal bus. It was much nicer then I expected. There were all over happy faces and of course we threw a coin over the shoulder into the water. So we will return once. You are being disturbed there continually by people who want to sell things. We drunk a capucino near the Pantheon.

20-02-2006 maandag. A visit to the colosseum. It is an impressive building.


With a little fantasy you can see what happened the in the ancient hystory.
Also Annamarie didn't know mercy.


After that we went on foot to the Mozes from Michelangelo in the st Pietro in Vincoli. This is real the most beuautiful statue I have seen after the Piëta. The two women besides the statue are Lea and Rachal personifying the active life and faith.
In the evening we found a cosy restaurant where we have eaten vegetable soup and spagghetti with of course a bottle of white wine. It has been a beautifull day.

21-02-2006 Tuesday.
We rose early this morning. We want to visit the Capella Sistina. There were waiting a terrible lot of people. Foot by foot we came closer. Every street we turned in the row people extended to the end of the street again. And it rained and it rained. At last we came in the Vatican museum.
There we couldn't find the capella Sistina. You can use your whole holiday to all the interesting things which are exhibited. Once in the chapel we enjoyed the ceiling of Michelangelo in its restaurated colours. You can see all the wellknown scripture-stories bordered by the prophets and in the end Michelangolo's vision of the last judgement.
After this we left and it rained and rained but, we have seen the Capella Sistina!!!!!!.

In the evening we ate sole "a la meunière" in another restaurant of the street.

22-02-2006 Wednesday
We took a bus to the Chiampino airport. The plane departed 7 minutes to early. So we
were nice early back in Endhoven. At five o'clock we were at homeagain.


thanks to "Kunst and architecture Rome from Hintzen-Bohlen
to Marion Zwaga for her tip about the Beehives.