| Page Views: 1,109 Last Visit to Rome: May, 2007 | Rome : A Surpise Around Every Corner by von.otter - last update: Jul 13, 2008 |
| Lion & Horse, Capitoline Museum, December 2000 |
I have had a fascination with the Eternal City since I was child. The history and the art and the spirituality speak out across the centuries to stir something deep within me.
Within the last nine years we have visited Rome three times. Each visit has brought great joy, great wonder, great surprises. |
| Lion & Horse, Capitoline Museum, May 2007 |
|  | The three photos shown here, all the same subject, a lion attacking a horse, are an example of the joy, wonder and surprise that Rome means to me.
The first photo was taken in December 2000 from the rooftop terrace café at the Capitoline Museum at the Campidoglio. When I looked over the parapet wall and saw this ancient sculpture I gasped. What a surprise! What a joy! What wonder! |
| Lion & Horse, Capitoline Museum, May 2007 |
| | Seven years later, I rounded a corner within the same museum to see the same work of art at ground level. This perfectly marvelous emissary from the Ancient World had the power to move me yet again; I gasped.
And it serves as a metaphor for all of Rome: around every corner there is something wonderful to dazzle, to excite, to bring joy and wonder. |
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| Pros: | "A treasure of art and history." | | Cons: | "Too much graffiti & too many tour group buses" | | In A Nutshell: | "Stirring inspiration from art, history, religion: all in one place." |
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hunterV Sat May 9, 2009 15:14 UTC
~~ Great places to visit! Wonderful description! Thanx!~~ | breughel Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:30 UTC
Interesting details on the architecture of the Pantheon. | daddygila Sun Mar 29, 2009 16:10 UTC
Absolutely wonderful info and pictures of Vatican gardens. Will be in Rome this Easter....can't wait ! | abarbieri Mon Nov 24, 2008 09:46 UTC
Philip thank you very much for sharing with us your "Roman Holiday" experiences. Great tips and impressive picture gallery. I like very much 3bd848, 3b8191 and 3de9d0. I wish you all the best!! antonio |
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