Arriving in Rome and catching a train to town.
Entering a church in Rome... at Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore...
The grand interior..
Just look at those magnificent structures
A long hallway... sometimes just can't help wonder how they carved those images on the ceiling
The altar
A tall statue monument in town
Roman structure and church
The Colosseum!!! We're here!!!
The Colosseum, or Roman Coliseum, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire.
It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.
Entering the Colosseum...
WOW! Seeing it with my own eyes!
The floor plan of the 1st level of Colosseum!
Get a picture together!
Originally capable of seating around 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.
You got to see it with your own eyes to believe it man!
Marvellous!
The battle of Love! Gladiators unite!
Lower levels of Ancient Colosseum in Rome. Can't help but to take picture of this magnificent sight again!
Arc of Constantine!(seems like all big European cities will have an Arc)
OOOOHHHHH.....
Together at the Colosseum
Kevin's parents
The Roman Forum (next to the Colosseum)
Looks like the broken stones in Greece... heheheh... Typical ancient sites....
Looks like 孩子树
More ruins...
A shot together...
Peek! WAH!!!!
A glance from the top of the Roman Forum.
Forum in Rome, was formerly religious, political, & commercial center of Roman empire. Really reminds me of Greece... hahaaha...
Act cute pose of Shanshan... replicated by Kevin here... hee...
Ancient arc...
Farewell to the site... enough is enough... heehee.. for a history person, these are really treasures... but for us... hmmmm... sorry, we are not cultured... probably just released from the zoo.. hahahah...
Vittoriano (1885-1911) Monument to King Victor Emmanuel II, Rome.
My King in shining armour... hehehe...
Fountain of Trevi in Rome, depicts a scene of the Ocean Kingdom with sea god Oceanus (Neptune), horses, tritons and shells.
The fountain was crowded with people lah, we were struggling to take picture without the human traffic heads!
Arriving at Vatican City...
See that driveway? It is the entrance into the Vatican City! But we couldn't go in without special reasons or permit...
But we can go to the St Peter's Church and the St Peter's square... follow me!
Ta-da... St Peter's Basilica. Apparently that day the Pope made an entrance to meet the people... we were late and didn't catch him making his speech... But... We saw him leaving! ahhahaha...
St Peter's Square...
People crowding to catch a final glimpse of the Pope leaving. 
The view of the square
The nuns leaving after the Pope left...
Picture time!
The Vatican guard
Pope statue
Finding our way to the St Peter's Church
Kevin's parents and the guards
Interior of the church
Amazing architecture
The grand pillars
Kevin in St Peter's Church in Vatican
Kevin and parents in Vatican
Me posing under a Vatican Post Office sign
The Vatican City - St Peter's Basilica view from the street...
Human statue.. He must be super hot... I salute him for his professionalism...
The bridge at Castel St Angelo
Castel St Angelo
Care for some ancient stone bombs?
Tan Family at Castel St Angelo
Interior of Castel St Angelo
Me on the Bridge and St Angelo Castle behind me.
Erm... Italian boxers anyone??? Comes in all sizes and colours...
Street performing art...
Fountain at Piazza Navona
Posing at the Fountain at Piazza Navona
Family photo time...
Finger performing... hehehe...
Real or fake?? Human or statue??
Artists in Piazza Navona
Kevin's parents posing with art pieces...
Lovely Piazza Navona!!
Fountain at the other end of Piazza Navona
The Pantheon in Rome. Pantheon in Rome, the burial place for a number of Italian kings as well as Renaissance painter Raphael.
The monument outside the Pantheon
Entrance to the Pantheon
Interior of the dome of the Pantheon in Rome. Sunlight pours through an opening in the roof.
Interior of Pantheon. Altar.
Outside the Pantheon
The Pantheon side view...
Italian chef off the streets?
Impressive wood carving of a bike!!!
I was inspired to steal a Vespa! haahaha...
Another tall monument
streets of Rome..
Police of Rome on bikes... hahahah...
Hmmm... A performing artist in a balloon...
The horse carriage gallops through the streets of Rome...
LV, anyone??? See the steps in the store with city timing? They are for real and keeps updating...
Piazza di Spagna 
Crowds on Spanish Steps
Join in the crowd!
Piazza Spagna
A market... on a wet day...
Vatican Museum
Interesting statue... Does it remind you of our Chinese horse head?
Welcome! We queued for a super long time to get into this museum!
hmmmm... Kevin's interesting shot... What is it??!!
The museum hallway...
Bird bath or human bath??
The amazing carving works from the past...
Just see the details...
Macho men of the past and the present..
"Kevin Kevin with the cam, who's the prettier of us both... Say me!!!"
Interesting statues in the museum...
The paintings on the high ceiling
Wonder how they did that?
The sun roof of the museum
The mosaic flooring with pictures...
The long hallways...
A statue of a Goddess which caught our eyes...
Paintings on the wall..
Flute playing...
Kevin's parents and statue
The crowded hallway of paintings of history...
Pose quickly before the crowd comes!
Just look at the ceiling... how could they have painted all these in the past??
The stairway leading down to the St Peter's Square.
Kevin's mum at ancient site
The Pyramid of Cestius. 
Ancient Egyptian pyramid monument in Rome. And we bid farewell to Rome... A beautiful city worth coming back again! hehehe... till then...
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