Italy

[ Nov.2013 ] This was my third visit to Rome, but my first visit to #Vatican #Museum.We booked the tickets about one week before, but a lot of slots were already full.We booked a tour…

[ Nov.2013 ] In the famous old Hollywood film ”#Roman #Holiday”, Gregory Peck pretends that his hand was cut to surprise Audrey Hepburn at the Mouth of Truth.This Mouth is situated at the end of…

[ Nov.2013 ] This is a photo of #Theatre of #Marcellus in Rome.It was completed in 13 AD.The diameter was 111m and it could contain 11000 – 20000 people.In the 4th century, they stopped using…

[ Nov.2013 ] We saw the #musical, #”My Fair Lady” in Rome.It was in Italian.The sentence, “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain” plays a major part in the story.In cockney, they pronounce…

[ Nov.2013 ] When I told my Italian friend that I was going to #Rome, she said ” Are you going to meet #Pope?”.I thought it was a joke, but she told me that he…

[ Nov.2013 ] On the third day in #Rome, visited #Castle of the Holy Angel (Castel Sant’Angelo).I had been here before with my parents, and I felt familiar with the dark gentle staircase and the…

[ Nov.2013 ] This is a photo of Basilica of #Sant’#Agostino in #Rome.It was near our hotel.When we passed here in the morning, it was closed, but on the way back, it was open, so…

[ Nov.2013 ] We looked for a shop called #Ai #Monasteri which was listed in our guidebook.I was very interested in the shop because all of the products such as soaps, cosmetics, foods and liqueur…

[ Nov.2013 ] We visited Spanish Steps in Rome, too.When we got there, it was full of people and some work was going on at the fountain at the foot of steps.On the steps there…