2. My Best Vacation Ever

Hello bloggers, hoping you are well, after a week I come back to write a new blog, which this time will be about the best vacations I've had so far.

In 2018 (pre-pandemic time) while I was in my penultimate year at school, during the month of September, specifically on winter vacations, I traveled to Italy, specifically to Rome with my parents. I have to say that the country and date to go were not things that were chosen at random, since years before my father went to Italy for work, specifically to Milan, and since then he wanted the 3 of us to go, and also my family on the paternal side they have their origins in that country. My grandparents always told us what Italy was like, and they also encouraged us to go, so when the opportunity arose, we traveled there. And regarding the date, as Chile at that time usually has a cold climate, while in Italy it is usually very hot, so it seemed to us a perfect climate to go sightseeing.

We were in Italy for 2 weeks staying in a hotel, which was a perfect time to do all the activities we had planned. Below I will comment on some of my places that I visited (the truth is difficult to choose, since I liked all the places)

One of the places I visited was the Roman Colosseum, which is one of the most famous monuments in the world. In fact, it corresponds to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the new seven wonders of the modern world. I remember that we arrived at this place at noon and the first thing we did was walk around it externally, turning around to appreciate all the details of the construction, and to be able to see how well preserved it is despite the years, which is quite surprising. In any case, over time certain parts of the construction have been falling, such as the upper area. Despite this, I personally feel that this gives it an artistic design. Then, to explore the interior you have two options, you can enter with a guide or without one, with my family we decided to visit the area of ​​the galleries without one, but anyway they gave us a recorder that had several languages, which told you different characteristics of the Colosseum and also of its history. When we finished our tour of the gallery area, at a certain time we met with a group and a guide to tour the underground, having the opportunity to see behind the scenes of the show that took place in the arena space.

Roman Colosseum

Another of the places that is among my favorites is the Trevi Fountain. I remember that I liked this place so much that I went twice, first during the day and then at night. Personally, I liked it better to go at night, since it is illuminated and there were also fewer people, therefore it was easier to get closer to the monument and see the beautiful architecture it has. In addition, we already knew the way to get to the fountain, since the first time we went we had a hard time finding it, since in the area where it is located, the streets are quite narrow, since they are part of ancient Rome. Also, obviously throw a coin into the Fountain, which is a tradition to ensure a return to Rome. In fact, this must be done in a special way, since when you throw the coin you must do it over your shoulder, with your back to the source.

Trevi Fountain

Finally, to say that the last monument that I will name was not even within my plans haha. I remember this perfectly, since that day we went to eat ice cream at one of the best ice cream in Rome, which was recommended to me by a friend from school and is located near Piazza Venencia. We were arriving at the ice cream parlor and at that moment I saw (it was impossible not to see it haha) the monument of Vittorio Emanuele, which from an architectural point of view is definitely my favorite of all.

So, we were so curious that when we finished eating the ice cream (which was actually VERY good) we walked to this imposing structure, and while we were there we found out that Vittorio was the first king of the unified Italy and one of the characters most important in the history of Italy. In fact, he was nicknamed the Father of the Nation for his contribution to the unification of the country and for this he was a beloved and respected monarch. This monument is built in white marble and the imposing equestrian sculpture of Vittorio in bronze presides over the ensemble.

Monument of Vittorio Emanuele

As an anecdote to say that inside this monument, you can hardly breathe, since they do not have any type of ventilation, I do not know if it was because it was very hot, the humidity of the environment or because of the construction material. The positive side of this is that we discovered an exit to a balcony, and there we rested for a moment and in fact it was very pleasant to be there, because of the shade, the wind and also because of the beautiful view of Rome.

For me it is one of the best places to visit, especially because of the proximity between one monument and another. Of the European countries that I have known, it is the only one that gives you that facility, which is quite advantageous for us tourists, since it reduces the chances of getting lost.