May 6, last day in Rome. And we headed out to Via Appia Antica, one of the oldest and most important roads of the Roman empire. It's basically a long stretch of stone road in the fringes of Rome. It's a really pleasant place to walk about and chill out -- there aren't that many people around, which makes you forget you're actually in Rome!
Quite like this shot:
But my favourite picture of the day has to be this one: (Uploaded without permission from R. Haha)
Done with flash! It was surprising that the IR signal could reach the remote SB800 in front of the door. Bravo! Anyway we were quite afraid that the house owner would come out and chase us away, so didn't attempt that many shots. But at least we ended up with one good shot.
In the evening, we headed back to town, and found time to visit the Pantheon, an old temple originally built to worship pagan gods. I'm no architecture buff, but according to descriptions, the dome of the Pantheon is an architectural wonder. Unfortunately, the place was turned into a place of worship by Christians when Christianity pervaded Rome and all the original pagan monuments have been moved or destroyed.
Before we headed off for a nice dinner, we noticed this cute little girl and and her other brother and sister playing in the piazza just in front of the Pantheon. And this shot is going into my series on drinking fountains:
© Lin Zhaowei, 2009.
Last night in Rome... Tomorrow begins my journey down the less travelled path: Naples and the Amalfi coast. It's supposed to be highlight of my trip, and for better or worse, I'll be going the first half of it alone.
Quite like this shot:
But my favourite picture of the day has to be this one: (Uploaded without permission from R. Haha)
Done with flash! It was surprising that the IR signal could reach the remote SB800 in front of the door. Bravo! Anyway we were quite afraid that the house owner would come out and chase us away, so didn't attempt that many shots. But at least we ended up with one good shot.
In the evening, we headed back to town, and found time to visit the Pantheon, an old temple originally built to worship pagan gods. I'm no architecture buff, but according to descriptions, the dome of the Pantheon is an architectural wonder. Unfortunately, the place was turned into a place of worship by Christians when Christianity pervaded Rome and all the original pagan monuments have been moved or destroyed.
Before we headed off for a nice dinner, we noticed this cute little girl and and her other brother and sister playing in the piazza just in front of the Pantheon. And this shot is going into my series on drinking fountains:
© Lin Zhaowei, 2009.
Last night in Rome... Tomorrow begins my journey down the less travelled path: Naples and the Amalfi coast. It's supposed to be highlight of my trip, and for better or worse, I'll be going the first half of it alone.
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