Rome

Continuing the trip story... from Florence we went to Rome, which is just full of amazing ruins, thousands of years old. I have been there before, but saw more new things this time. Here are some pictures:

This is outside the Vatican, which is a Country within a country (Rome) in Italy - it is where the Catholic Pope lives. It is very beautiful with lots of gold and statues and paintings, surrounded by these beautiful Roman columns.

This spiral staircase was the exit from the Vatican museum. Even exits are beautiful!

The Trevi fountain is one of my favourites. If you toss a coin into it backwards and make a wish, it is considered lucky.

This is the Colloseum - a place where Roman gladiators used to fight to the death, thousands of years ago.

This is a modern Roman gladiator, who you have to pay to have your picture taken with him.

Ancient ruins of a Roman temple at the Forum - the meeting place of all the important government people in Rome, like Julius Caesar. He is said to have been killed here.

Well, thats all for now. I need to get ready to go to Bosnia (a city called Mostar). We are just going for the day (from Croatia). More will come next time I have internet access, which might not be for a few days.

Coming next - Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii a buried ancient city, in Naples, south of Rome, then our big ferry crossing to Greece.

Keep working hard.