Hi everyone. I'm in Rome, Italy where there is a lot of really cool "old stuff." In Rome, there is the Colosseum, which is where they used to have gladiators fights in ancient times. I learned that sometimes the gladiators would fight to the death. The ancient Romans liked to see blood and killing, but that was about two thousand years ago. They are really nice now and the Colosseum was almost completely destroyed because of an earthquake.
We went to another ancient building called the Pantheon. It was built
about 2,000 years ago, but it's still in really good shape. At first it
was a church, but then it was turned into a tomb. The huge domed roof
of the Pantheon has a big open skylight so when it rains, the water
comes right in. There's a drain in the middle of the floor so it
doesn't flood. The skylight is also the only way that light gets into
the building but it was also put there so that people's prayers could
easily reach heaven.
We also went to the Vatican, which is where the Pope lives. The Vatican
is surrounded by Rome but is actually its own country. They even have
their own postal system and our guide told us that we should mail our
postcards from there because they'd get to the U.S. much quicker then
with the regular Italian mail.
The
Vatican has one of the most famous churches in the world, St. Peter's
Basilica, which was HUGE. Another really famous part of the Vatican is
the Sistine Chapel, which is a much smaller church. The Sistine Chapel
is so famous because over 500 years ago, the Popes wanted all the walls
and even the ceiling painted by the best painters in Italy. The entire
ceiling was painted by Michelangelo, showing stories from the Old
Testament Bible. There were also paintings along both walls. In the
front of the chapel was a huge painting called "The Last Judgment."
Michelangelo also painted that, which I thought was really amazing.
He's one of the best artists ever.
And last, but not least, the best thing you can get in Italy is THE PIZZA!!!!! The pizza was amazing in ... the best in the world and my absolute favorite. I should know, I've tried pizza in almost everyone country we've been to so far.
We also went to the Vatican, which is where the Pope lives. The Vatican
is surrounded by Rome but is actually its own country. They even have
their own postal system and our guide told us that we should mail our
postcards from there because they'd get to the U.S. much quicker then
with the regular Italian mail.The
Vatican has one of the most famous churches in the world, St. Peter's
Basilica, which was HUGE. Another really famous part of the Vatican is
the Sistine Chapel, which is a much smaller church. The Sistine Chapel
is so famous because over 500 years ago, the Popes wanted all the walls
and even the ceiling painted by the best painters in Italy. The entire
ceiling was painted by Michelangelo, showing stories from the Old
Testament Bible. There were also paintings along both walls. In the
front of the chapel was a huge painting called "The Last Judgment."
Michelangelo also painted that, which I thought was really amazing.
He's one of the best artists ever.And last, but not least, the best thing you can get in Italy is THE PIZZA!!!!! The pizza was amazing in ... the best in the world and my absolute favorite. I should know, I've tried pizza in almost everyone country we've been to so far.
i luv pizza...lol it rocks...i wish i could have been there with u...lol
i looooooove pizza id eat it all day if i could id get sick though
wow that mustve been an amazing trip!!! it would be great to be there with you!!
wow thats cool i luv pizza to and thats really cool because my parents went to Italy too and they are going to Italy this year and i want to go with them!!!!!
OMG ive been there too! I ♥ Itlay! i really want to go back there!
that sounds soooooooo cool! ooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmggggggggggggg
u r grrrrrrrrr8 at typing what u saw!
thx,
abc etc.;)
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I learned that romans TOTALY changed
during TWO THOUSAND years!
It seems stange that such a big place like the
colosseum was wrecked by an earthquake!Why
do romans like blood so much?
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I learned that the Pantheon was a church and now it is a tomb.
Today I leared that the panthean was a church and now it is a tomb.
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