Of all the great cities I visited in Europe, I found Rome to be the most photogenic and fascinating. As a city from which one of the world’s greatest empires arose, Rome combines its vast history with beauty and elegance. I enjoyed the famous sights such as the Forum, Colosseum, and the Castel Sant’Angelo, as well as the countless old buildings, churches, and piazzas. It’s really the most walkable city to view historic architecture because it is everywhere around you.
Forum
Castel Sant’Angelo
Colosseum
Pantheon
Piazza Navona
Stepping into the Vatican, technically a country, but still inside Rome
Vittorio Emmanuelle II memorial
Walking on the Via del Corso
A building on a sidestreet next to the Via del Corso
Trevi Fountain
Archbasilica of St John Lateran, the cathedral church of Rome, and thus the Pope’s cathedral
River Tiber
Spanish Steps in the background
Capitoline Hill
Subway
Street tram
Street musicians
Bye, Rome! Getting off the train at the airport
I am lazy to go to Italy because it looks like it is always crowded and full of tourists… so, too similar to China to feel like a holiday xD
Haha, yeah, I encountered a lot of crowds in Italy (Rome, Milan, Vatican). But there is one big difference with China – people are orderly so nobody is pushing you or cutting into line. That’s why I would rather be in a crowd of hundreds of Europeans than dozens of Chinese, ha.