Vatican City (EGO diligo vatican urbs!)

Vatican City - Another UNESCO World Heritage Site!

Official name: Stato della Città del Vaticano OR "State of the City of the Vatican".


Established at 1929 =)

A small country (only about 44 hectares / 110 acres) situated within Rome, Italy, where religious leader is still playing important role here, even in the country's administration!

One of the country that still using Latin (apart from Italian) as the primary (official) language, and it is the only country in the world that uses Latin as its ATM machines!

Unfortunately due to time constriction we just can't take even a quarter of a photo at its ATM machines! (Disappointed...)

Lets pictures do the talkings!

The Entrance

What's the advert about?

I think you must have realised that I purposely rotate this picture... =P

This is taken outside, OBVIOUSLY...

And not forgetting some personal photos of me =)

And, finally out!!! See the sunshine again! Yeah yeah!

Next Station?

Florence, Italy! (Italian: Firenze)

Please refer (back) to Travel Series 1 & Travel Series 18 ...

(Jackie, =.= , why so much cross reference one???)

Anyway ...

More to come!!!

Next Station after 22/07/2010???

Borneo!

Crossing borders and boundaries...

***   Stay tuned =)   ***

Italy II (Io amo l'Italia!)

OK, I know it's kinda weird and random to post like this because my another Italy Post in actually at Travel Series 1! Ok Ok! Forgive me! Only after updating I realise I can do it better, and I think everyone should understand that right ???

Now let's get some random pictures of Italy now =)

Pantheon

Fontana Devi, Rome

(Right spelling, guys?)

Venice (night view)

Gelato, a must-eat to Italy visitors!

Now lets all group photos sorted out ---

Eating Panini at Siena, Italy

Taken in front of Piazza del Campo, Siena

Artistic enough huh?

Famous David - Piazza Michelangelo! Florence!

Happy faces =)

Our cosy "hotel" at Venice!

Fontana Devi, Rome ***

Di mana ini ah?

Italy and European Union (EU) Flags =)

And of course cannot forget own photo, again...

Thanks to Evelyn! This is taken at Venice (City of Million Waterways!)

And finally,

lets end the Italy Trip with our last destination at Italy 

also before back to London ---

**  Beautiful Venice!  **

Venezia bella!

Nessuna promessa

Ma mi dovrebbe venire la prossima volta! 

**  Casa  **

**  Home  ** 

Citation: Facebook photos of Evelyn Chew (ULSOP)

Italy I (Io lamo l'Italia!)

At the winter 2009, stepping into 2010...

Lets get started with Italy - Rome, Vatican City, Florence, Pisa, Sienna and Venice =)

Rome, Italy

Colosseum or Roman Coliseum

(Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo)

A great representative of Roman Architecture and Roman Engineering 

It is an amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports, concerts, rallies, or theatrical performances. 

Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum

Florence, Italy

-Duomo-

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy, begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white and has an elaborate 19th century Gothic Revival facade by Emilio De Fabris.

The cathedral complex, located in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. The three buildings are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the historic centre of Florence and are a major attraction to tourists visiting the region of Tuscany. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches, and until the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral

 Pisa, Italy

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo) after the Cathedral and the Baptistry.

Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction. The tower currently leans to the southwest.

The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side.

Number of steps to the top: 296

AND, History session:

Galileo Galilei is said to have dropped two cannon balls of different masses from the tower to demonstrate that their speed of descent was independent of their mass. However, this is considered an apocryphal tale, its only source being Galileo's secretary.

During World War II, the Allies discovered that the Nazis were using it as an observation post. A U.S. Army sergeant was briefly entrusted with the fate of the tower and his decision not to call in an artillery strike saved the tower from destruction.

In 1987, the tower was declared as part of the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the neighbouring cathedral, baptistery and cemetery.

Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa

Venice, Italy

Venice (Italian: Venezia / Venetian: Venesia), 

capital of the northern region Veneto.

Together with Padua, forms the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area.

Most famous for its waterways and Gondola! =)

Così i miei amici, più a venire!

(So my friends, more to come!) 


Stay tuned =)