罗马，一个从小就一直从书里看到的远方，每当抵达这些从小就耳闻的地方时，总觉得很不可思议。以前只存在书里与脑海里的东西，如今却屹立在眼前，好不真实。
说起最能代表罗马的地标，就无法不提罗马斗兽场。斗兽场比想象中大许多，人们在建筑面前都显得很渺小，让我无法不佩服千年前，仍然处于冷兵器时代的人们的创造力。身为一个喜爱游历各地与阅读历史的人，罗马斗兽场是一个很神奇的地方。在我知识所及的地方，罗马斗兽场是为数不多历经千年却依然屹立不倒的大型建筑，多数古文明的建筑都经历不起千年的风化过程。
和罗马斗兽场良好保留形成强烈对比的，就是坐落在斗兽场对面的帕拉蒂尼古罗马遗迹。帕拉蒂尼山就是古罗马起源的地方，如今这里还坐落着不少遗迹，但多数已经破烂不堪，没有遗迹前的介绍牌我甚至无法想象出这些建筑的原貌。有了这层对比，更凸显了斗兽场保留程度的珍贵。如果斗兽场展示的是帝国时代的辉煌，而帕拉蒂尼古遗迹展示的就是帝国的落幕。夏天的意大利比想象中的炎热许多，尤其是在帕拉蒂尼里，因为都是些破烂的遗迹，所以缺少了遮阳处，让我这个来自热带国家的人都有点难以忍受。
不能说我的生活有多美满，但我觉得我也算是一个幸运的人，有能力去的了想去的地方，买得起想买东西。希望我在有生之年，能有机会游历一遍那些在书里游览过的远方。
Rome, a distant place that I have always seen from books since I was a child, always feels incredible when I arrive at these places that I have heard of since my younger age. Always feel unreal when things that used to exist only in the books standing right in front of my eyes, no matter how many times I went through it.
Speaking of the landmark that best represents Rome, it is impossible not to mention the Colosseum. The Colosseum is much bigger than what I can imagined, people seems so tiny in front of the it. I can't help but admire the creativity and building technology of people from the age of thousands of years ago. As someone who loves history and travel, the Colosseum is a wonderful place. As far as I know, the Colosseum is one of the few large buildings that has survived thousands of years but still stands, most buildings of ancient civilizations cannot withstand the weathering process of thousands years.
In contrast of the well-preserved of Colosseum, is the Palatine Hill's Roman ruins located at the opposite of Colosseum. Palatine Hill is the place where ancient Rome originated from. There are still many ruins remnants here but most of them are very dilapidated. I can't even imagine the original appearance of these buildings without the introduction board before the ruins. With this level of contrast, it show how preciousness of the Colosseum's degree of preservation. If the Colosseum represented the old glory days of the empire, then the ancient ruins of Palatine representing the end of the empire. Italy is much hotter than what I'm expected in summer, especially in the Palatine Hill, the lack of shading due to the tattered ruins is a bit unbearable for me even as a person from a tropical country.
I always consider myself a lucky person, I was able to go wherever I wanted to go and buy whatever I wanted to buy. Hopefully this lifestyle could be preserved so that I can have the opportunity to travel to all the distant places that I have read during my childhood.