Stones

On 1 Mar, 2014 With 0 Comments

Recently I have found out how greedy I am. Well, on the one hand it’s a good thing, I’ve managed to see a lot of things, on the other hand- I got a bit scared of the fact, that if I paid for something, I’m using it no matter what, ha ha! Ok, I’m just kidding, it’s not that bad. Here’s the story.

The day before yesterday my dear friend Tommaso came to Rome, He’s Italian but lives in Berlin, so we don’t get to see each other that often. And since he himself isn’t roman, he convinced me to go to Foro Romano and Palatino with him. Just FYI the ticket is 12 euro if you’re older than 25 and if you don’t study archeology. I thought it was a bit unfair, because I’m also a student, who cares if I’m not 25 anymore? I’m still a student, I’m young! :) Anyway, we went there and it was pretty interesting, walking through the ruins of something that is over 2000 years old. In addition to that it was a warm spring day, sun was shining, no coat needed, up to 20° in the sun, who wouldn’t like that! But, my touristic happiness lasted up until the moment I had to go to the conservatory, I still have to attend classes, that’s the main point of my stay in Rome. So I said “ciao” to Tommaso and that was it. Until I realized that that ticket is actually valid for two days and you can go to coliseum with it, and that was it, I knew my plan for the next afternoon! And then tomorrow came and I guess winter wanted to show everyone that it is going to enjoy its last day and live it in full strength so it rained. Rained hard. Like when you get wet in 2 minutes and the road get’s so slippery because of the water that you’ll hit all the records of kissing the ground with your soft parts. But no, that didn’t stop me. I had a tiny bit of a doubt, but I found myself taking the metro B till the Colosseo station and here I am, ready to enjoy ancient ruins in the rain. It’s necessary to point out the fact, that Colosseo has no roof. There are some hallways, but most interesting parts are there in the open, and one more thing – it’s all made of stone, can you imagine me with my shlimazl luck on the slippery second floor of this majestic building? What a surprise, I managed to stay on my two beautiful, but moving around took more time. I even bought a guide, but holding an umbrella in one hand and a camera in another completely crossed out any chance of reading it on the spot. Actually, there’s a good thing about the rain – it washes away all the unwanted tourists – less people, more space for me! Anyway, I’ve been to Colosseo, seen a lot, enjoyed a lot, got wet a lot, found out that it took over a hundred years to build it, on the grand opening day over 5000 animals were killed and if necessary it could be turned into a big pool to play ship battle (Romans invented some awesome pluming system). Unfortunately the upper floor is closed for visitors and the basement floor is only available for guided tours, but I think I’ve seen enough, the place is huge even without two parts. Money were spent without any regrets, mission completed!