This is how we start our visit to Rome.
Yeah, Rome!
We are checking out the historic city center today.
We are going to visit the most important sites,
including the Trevi Fountain.
Tell them what happened 4 years ago when we were here for the first time.
The fountain was being restored and we could only see scaffolding
and nothing else.
But today is the day we will see it at last.
Fingers crossed that everything works out fine.
On our walk from the trainstation to our AirBnb we already saw lots of cools stuff.
We had the chance to see various ruines from the Roman Empire.
It's incredible because they are located in the middle of the city.
You have houses, you have stores and than suddenly you see an ancient ruin.
And we also saw the Colosseum.
But only from the outside.
Yes, only the outside because our visit to the Colosseum is scheduled for tomorrow.
But only from the outside, it's already impressive.
It's one of the buildings I've fallen in love with here in Rome.
Rome is super cool!
Visit Rome!
Today we're doing the typical tour:
we start with the building that's right beside me.
And afterwards we'll visit the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain,
the Piazza Navona
and lastly
the Spanish Steps.
But probably not in that order.
So we first came to this white building that is hurting my eyes because of the reflection of the sun.
Look.
You probably recognize it and if not, than you're seeing it for the first time now.
This is a monument for King Victor Emmanuel II,
the first king of unified Italy.
We've only been here for a few hours and I'm already getting a tan.
If you also want a tan, you should come to Rome.
Today.
Now.
Right now!
We are now inside the monument.
4 years ago we couldn't enter.
Probably because the weather was too bad.
So it was closed but I don't remember which day it was.
Today is Sunday and we could enter free of charge.
It's really worth entering,
because the architecture and the expositions are pretty interesting.
Our second stop is the Pantheon, which you can see behind me.
In Ancient Rome this used to be a temple but it's a church now.
It's also one of the best preserved buildings of the Roman Empire.
We'll show you the interior in a moment because it's really beautiful.
We wouldn't be VagaJuntos without at least one curious fact, right?
Now, we even have three.
The first one is the following.
The Pantheon has a concrete dome.
And 2000 years after its construction
it is still the largest non-reinforced concrete dome in the world.
So it doesn't have any metal inside, it's pure concrete and it's the largest in the world.
I'll give you the other two facts inside.
Ok?
Ok!
Here comes fun-fact number two.
But we have to be quite because this is a church.
This dome is 43 meters high
and the church has a diameter of 43 meters.
This means that a sphere with a diameter of 43 meters
would fit perfectly inside this building.
The third and last fun-fact of the Pantheon
is that behind me we have the tomb of the famous architect and painter, Raphael.
Here comes an extra fun-fact.
Do you know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
One of them was named after this famous artist Raphael.
Do you remember the names of the other three?
Donatello,
Michelangelo
and Leonardo.
We continue exploring and we have arrived at the Piazza Navona.
This is a famous square in the historic center of Rome.
It has a peculiar shape:
rectangular with rounded corners.
That's because it's located at the same place where, during the Roman Empire, there used to be a stadium with the same shape.
Another interesting thing about this square is that it has three fountains.
These fountains are beautiful and they have the clearest water you've ever seen.
They were designed by the famous architect, painter and sculptor, Bernini.
Those Dan Brown-fans amongst you know that the movie Angels and Demons was shot here in Rome.
One of those fans is right behind me.
Yes I am!
There is a scene in the movie where the bad guy
tries to drown a cardinal
in the fountain that's in the center of this piazza.
So if you haven't seen it yet, go watch this movie.
Yes, I'm not a huge fan but this movie is really good.
Those who know me, know that icecream is my guilty pleasure.
So we obviously start our trip through Italy with a delicious gelato.
Cheers.
We are getting closer to the hotspot of this city.
Let's see how they react.
Did you know that the tradition of throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain
comes from a 1950's movie called 'Three Coins is a Fountain'?
The legend says that if you throw 1 coin backwards in the Trevi Fountain, you are destined to return to Rome.
And if you throw in two more coins, you will find the love of your life and marry him/her here in Rome.
How many coins did you throw in the fountain?
I threw in 3, because they had already told me that story.
So let's see if I find the love of my life and if I marry him here in Rome.
And if I find him, you already know where the wedding will be.
I only threw in 1 because Mónica took two from me.
Ok, but if you threw in at least 1 coin, you will return to Rome.
Hey hey!
Why did she take two coins from you if she has already found the love of her life?
Don't worry if you don't return to Rome, if you don't find the love of your life and you don't marry him here in Rome.
The money you throw in the Trevi Fountain isn't lost.
This money is collected by city workers and donated to a charity.
So you don't have to worry, if you have the dream of returning to Rome,
just do it!
In the year 2016 1,5 million dollars was collected from the fountain.
That's a lot of money.
There are lots of people here and if every person throws in at least 1 euro,
than you have a lot of money.
But that's good because it's for charity.
Our last stop of the day are the Spanish Steps.
It's currently 8 pm and as you can see, there are a lot of people here.
This place is never empty.
Not even when it's raining.
4 years ago we were standing here with our umbrella's.
Today we have better weather.
But even when it's raining, it's really crowded.
But that's normal because this place is an iconic symbol of this city.
Good morning guys, second day in Rome.
Today we'll explore some places that were important sites in Ancient Rome.
For example the place you see behind me.
This is the Roman Forum.
This was basically Ancient Rome's city center, like the city center of today.
All the government institutions were located here.
Also businesses.
It was also the heart of the church because there were lots of temples.
And also,
there were lots of brothels, because prostitution
wasn't a bad thing back then.
It was something normal of every day life.
Part of this archeological site is the Palatine Hill.
It's one of the 7 hills of the city of Rome.
Before the founding of Rome, there were 7 groups of people residing on these 7 hills
and when they started living together, that's when they founded the city of Rome.
On one side of the Palatine Hill, where we currently are,
the Roman Forum is located.
And on the other side you'll find the Circus Maximus.
This was a stadium used for horse-carriage races.
The Circus Maximus was the largest stadium in the Roman Empire.
It had a capacity of 350.000 people.
With a bit of imagination you can see that the horses used to run over there.
And they would return on this side.
And the bleachers would be located over there.
We finally came to this place that looks like it's not often visited, not now and 4 years ago either.
In other parts of the Forum there are always lots of people but this place is practically empty.
From here you get a perfect panoramic view of the Colosseum.
Doesn't it look awesome?
Hey Liz!
Yes?
What time is it?
Time to visit the Colosseum!
We are finally inside the Colosseum.
The normal entrance fee is 12 euros.
We however paid 16 euros.
This is because we bought our tickets online.
That way we could skip the line that would have easily been half an hour of waiting.
But we got in quickly and have more time to enjoy this amazing place.
Good to know is that this ticket includes the entrance to the Roman Forum.
There you have it guys, all the important data.
The only thing I can add is that this is a place that you must definitely visit when in Rome.
You obviously all know the Colosseum because it's such a famous site.
You probably also know that this used the be an amphitheatre or stadium
where various spectacles were organized,
including the gladiator fights.
But another interesting fact is that this stadium had a capacity of 65.000 people.
The emperor and his senators used to be seated in the lower ring, close to the action.
And the rest of the people would be seated according to their socio-economic status.
So down here you had the emperor and his senators.
Fairly rich people would be seated here.
And up here was the place for the less fortunate people.
And these ruins down here were the cells of the gladiators
and there would also be wild animals against which the gladiators sometimes had to fight.
And last but not least, these fights would be until death.
Are you liking the Colosseum?
Yeeees!
This trip to Rome is turning out to be a success.
Thanks VagaJuntos!
You're welcome.
The Colosseum is closing in approximately one hour, but our day is not over yet because we are going to grab a bite.
It will probably be something very special.
Probably something typical italian.
Before going, we still wanted to get up there.
We saw people up there.
But we asked and you can only get there with a guide.
So that won't be for us this time.
So there is nothing left but to go,
say goodbye to the Colosseum
and look for something to eat.
We didn't know wether to order pasta of pizza.
So I just ordered pasta.
We came back to the historic city center.
There are lots of not that expensive restaurants here.
My cannelloni only costs 8 euros.
You have to keep in mind however that in some places,
I don't know wether it's in all of the restaurants,
you get charged extra for the service.
Where we ate yesterday evening we paid an extra 1,5 euros per person.
But the food was still not that expensive.
And it was delicious.
Now let's see if this is as delicious.
See you tomorrow!
Good morning guys!
This is our third day in Rome.
Today we're visiting Vatican City,
including the Vatican Museum.
We bought our tickets online, as we also did for the Colosseum.
Once again to save lots of time waiting in line.
In a brief moment we'll show you how long the line is here.
I don't really know the price if buying your ticket upon arrival.
But we'll just put it up here.
It's only 8 am
and the line is already really long.
We also have to get in line,
here,
but it's not that long, so well get in quickly.
And we'll probably be amongst the first to enter.
I was lying, our line seems to be a bit longer than expected.
But it proceeds faster
than the line of those who still have to buy a ticket.
So although we also have to wait in line,
I think we'll still get in quickly.
After a bit more than 1 hour, we've made it inside the Vatican Museum.
We are still convinced that it's better to buy your ticket online.
Only that way you can prevent waiting even longer to first buy your ticket and than to get in.
Now we'll start exploring the museum and let's see what we can show you.
This is the papal tiara, which is also depicted in the papal seal.
You probably noticed that it is made up of 3 crowns.
That's because the pope was previously considered to be the only person standing between God and the rest of the people.
He was even considered to be more important than any king or emperor.
This popemobile was used by pope John Paul II to greet the people on St. Peter's Square.
On the 13th of May 1981
the pope was shot twice,
but he survived.
Two years later he met his assailant, upon which he forgave him.
It is still unknown why this person wanted to kill the pope.
The Italian justice however, said that the attack was ordered by Russia.
It was supposedly dangerous to have a Polish pope.
We are about to visit the last part of the museum:
the famous Sistine Chapel.
So it's good to know that if you want to visit the chapel, you can only do so by bying an entry ticket for the museum, visit it
and at the end of the tour you can see the chapel.
Photos and video are however prohibited inside,
so for now we say goodbye
and when we get back, we'll tell you how it was.
That wasn't bad at all.
We were in there 4 years ago and it obviously hasn't changed.
It's still as beautiful as it has always been.
It's actually quite impressive.
So if you want to see it, you should come to Rome because as I already said, we weren't allowed to take photos or video.
So we didn't do so.
You'll just have to come to Rome.
Look at where we are now.
Do you recognize this place?
This is St. Peter's Square.
And here...
right here...
the basilica.
This is the heart of Vatican City.
We are about to go inside the basilica, but...
we'll have to get in line again.
This long line here.
But I think it will be quick.
After only 15 minutes of waiting in line, we are about to enter St. Peter's Basilica.
We have made it inside.
And...
It doesn't look bad at all.
It actually looks pretty impressive.
This is our second time here
and it's still as beautiful, as big and as impressive as the first time.
I agree.
This is the largest and most important catholic church in the world.
It's about 170 to 180 meters long.
And the dome is 140 meters tall.
I could get lost in here
all day long.
Underneath this impressive altar is the tomb of the apostle St. Peter,
the first pope.
This was it for Rome.
We hope you enjoyed it.
We definitely did.
Especially because of the perfect travel companions we had.
Now we go to our next destination here in Italy.
If you want to know which one it is, don't miss the next video of VagaJuntos.
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