當我告訴朋友說我未到過歐洲,大家都以奇異的眼光回應我…好像不能相信我沒有到過歐洲。其實也不是完全沒有,有一次在挪威玩了十天,加上好幾次的愛爾蘭出差,僅此而已。
一直沒有很想到歐洲,其中一個原因是我個人對博物館之類的景點興趣偏低,而印象中的歐洲好像都是充滿了博物館(可能這有點偏差,但就是我一直以來的印象)。
買了三天的羅馬旅遊卡,第一天就朝聖了最著名的景點羅馬鬥獸場,雖然遊客很多,但感覺還可以,這也是我心目中來羅馬唯一覺得必需到的地方。
聖彼得大教堂內每一寸都似乎是藝術品,雖然是很漂亮,我卻感到有點太多了,超過了我個人修為能欣賞的極限。被聖彼得大教堂沖昏了頭,下午繼續走訪了很多地方,第三天把卡拉卡浴場和古羅馬市場都遊過後,我感到我的羅馬之行已經算是任務完成….
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對於我們這些一不懂歷史,二不懂宗教,三不懂希臘神話的人來說,這一切都實在有點難以深入欣賞,感到處處摸不著頭腦。
我對羅馬整體的感覺還是不錯的,一個有歷史的城市到處都是寶,非常有趣。但個人還是更喜歡大自然風光,和宏觀的欣賞建築物,至於箇中包含的很多意義,我實在是囫圇吞棗,到後來更是吞也吞不下了。
P.S.
第一天出行,就幸運地遇上了羅馬的當地特色~~~扒手。
忘了是在那一個地鉄站,列車到了,我們沒有馬上上車,亮用手機拍車身上的塗鴉….拍完了,準備上車,前面有兩個女子,其中一個擋住了我的去路,我正想繞過她,就看到她的手在手袋的遮掩下往我的腰包伸過來。我用手按住自己的腰包,瞪了她一眼,她一縮我就上車了。兩個女子也跟上車,但就在車門關閉前又閃人了。我們也可以說是有備而來,身上帶的是防盜腰包,本來就比較難得手,加上她的手法實在有點生,我才避過一刧!!!
by: Jo
When I told my friends that I have never
been to Europe, they all respond to me with this strange look…. as if they
cannot believe it. Well, it’s actually
not never, we have travelled in Norway for 10 days and several business trips
to Ireland, and that is about it.
Europe is never top on my list because my
perception of Europe is a lot of museum hopping and I am not a great fan of
museums. This may be a wrong perception
but it has always been how I feel.
We got a 3 days Roma pass and the first
thing we do is to visit the coliseum.
Although there were a lot of tourists, it wasn’t too bad at all. The coliseum is the only place that I do not
want to miss on my stay in Rome.
Every inch of St Pietro seems to be a piece
of art. They are very stunning, but it
all seems a bit overwhelming for me. It
has exceeded my ability to appreciate. After
gotten really overwhelmed by St Pietro, we continued to a few other places in
the afternoon. On the third day, we went
to Terme del Caracalla and Foro Romano which accomplished my trip in Rome…
As someone who knows nothing about history,
religion nor any of the Greek legends, I really find it very hard to appreciate
all I see in Rome.
I still feel very good about Rome, find it
very interesting, definitely a city with histories and stories, and a lot of
treasures everywhere. However, personally, I enjoyed the most are natural
sceneries and the bigger architectural side of the sites. With what lays behind the buildings, I had
been trying to absorb all the information but really don’t have the appetite
for….
P.S.
On our first day out, I was so lucky to
meet the local specialty – pickpockets.
I forget which metro station was that, we
did not board the train immediately when it arrived because Mat was taking
photo of the graffiti on the train. When
we are ready, two women were in front of me and one of them was blocking my
way. While I was trying to pass her, I
saw her hand hiding under her bag and trying to reach my waist bag. To begin with, we are prepared with anti-theft bags. Secondly, she did seem a bit green... So, I was lucky to have escaped this time.
by: Jo
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