Post on 25-Jun-2020
Rome,ItalySummer2018KimberlyBau
Above:ViewofRomeBelow:TiberRiver;MouthofTruth
WiththeJenningsFamilyGlobalMathematicsFundAwardIhadthechancetotraveltoRome,TheEternalCity,forastudyabroadopportunity.ItookaculturalclassonItalianFoodattheLorenzodeMediciInstitutewhereIlearnedaboutItalianfoodthroughtheenvironmentandsustainability.IgottotastefoodfromdifferentregionsofItaly,andlearnabouthowtheyaremadeorprocessedusingnaturalresources.IgottotravelaroundRomeandvisitmonumentsI’vealwayswantedsee.IhadsuchagreattimeinItalyandIwanttothanktheJenningsFamilyforthisoppertunity.
PyramidofCestius
ViewofRome
ThePantheonThePantheonisachurchthatwascompletedaround127AD.Ithasadomeshapethatwasbuiltwithdifferentmaterials,thelightestbeingatthetop.Ivisitedonatour,andalsoitwaseasilyfoundthroughwandering.
Photosstartingwithtopleftandgoingaround:-OutsideofthePantheon-Topofthedome-Fountaininthesameplaza-InsideofthePantheon-StatueofLadyMargherita
TheColosseumandTheForumVisitingthesetwoareaswasbreathtaking.TheColosseumismuchlargerthanIthought,andtheForumisverydistributedbutpreserved,surroundedbymodernbuildings.
TheColosseum
PlacewhereJuliusCaesarwasbelievedtobestabbed
TheForum
TheTrevi FountainIvisitedtheTrevi Fountainmanytimes.Tomakeawishyoumustputyourbacktothefountainandthrowyourcoinback.Ididthiswrongthefirsttime,butIcorrectedmyselflater.
TheSpanishSteps
TheSpanishStepsarelocatedinPiazzadiSpagna.Itwasveryclosetoschool,andIwasexcitedtogoherebecauseitwaswhereoneofmyfavoritemovies,theLizzieMcGuireMovie,wasfilmed.
Italy’sRepublicDayIwasluckyenoughtobeinRomeonJune2nd,Italy’sRepublicDay.TherewasabigparadeinPiazzaVenezia withmilitarypersonnel,marchingbands,andendedwithplanesreleasingcoloredpowderthatmatchestheirflag!IwasveryfamiliarwiththeplazabytheendofmytripbecauseItransferredbusesheretogettoschool.
VaticanCityI’vehearditbeingcalledthesmallestcityintheworld.VaticanCityisindependentfromRome,whilststillbeinginRome.It’sthehomeoftheSistineChapelandSaintPeter’sBasilica.PeoplecanvisitoncertaindaystogetablessingfromthePope.Themuseum’sartworkisbeautiful,especiallytheSistineChapel.
Above:ArtworkfromtheMuseumBelow:SaintPeter’sSquare
EatalyTakingacourseonItalianfoodmeansvisitingaplacewithItalianfood.MyteachertookourclasstoEataly,anItaliansupermarket.TherearemanysmallerdivisionsofEatalyaroundtheworld,howeverthebiggestoneisinRome.Ithas4floorsandsellsspecialtiesfromaroundthecountry.Thebestoliveoil,thebestpasta,andthebestcheesecanallbefoundhere!
Signslikethiscouldbefoundalloverteachingyouabouthowsomethingisproduced
AnItalianvenderisinvitedfortostayforacoupleofmonthsandselltheirfoods.WhenIwenttheyhadPiadinas.
WeekendTriptoFlorence
TheprogramIwentthroughhadanexcursiontoFlorence.Ivisitedmanyplacesandsawfamousartworks!
PalazzoVecchio
MeinPalazzoVecchio’s tower
BoboliGardens
BoboliGardens
MeandTheDavid
ArtinsidePalazzoVecchio
FlorenceCathedral
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