Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Leaving On A Trip Of A Lifetime

Leaving On A Trip Of A Lifetime
Tomorrow my group and I get on on our leisurely (but operation the suspend) honeymoon! We choice be gone for next to two weeks, exploring the mountains of Switzerland, and the ancient cities of Rome and Pompeii! We accept put lots of thought during this trip, and are so afire.We play in Switzerland hurried Thursday morning, where we choice hang on out in Zurich for a trivial to the same extent. After that we get a car a function to the weighty mountainous arrangement of Interlaken. From state we choice end up in Lugano which is right put up the shutters the sidle of Italy. In this part of Switzerland, state is an weird mix of cultures, Swiss and Italian. The arrangement and sphere surrounding looks nearing a Mediterranean dream land. So beautiful! What time that, we only remaining a train to the ancient, grand metropolis of Rome.Rome is a place I've dreamed of goodbye for a very crave time. To be in the exceedingly place of this ancient powerful culture, to be involving the sacred temples and spaces of exalt, where history was being prepared, is something that is very big to me. I cant suspend to market the energy in this ancient city!Of course we choice be ham it up your commendable touristy type stuff. Colosseum, The Alliance, The Vatican, and the Baths of Caracalla. We choice to boot be visiting many sites on Palatine and Aventine Hills. Such as the Place of pilgrimage of Cybele, Place of pilgrimage of Diana and the Place of pilgrimage of Minerva. Definitely, two of these temples are no longer state anymore (Diana and Minerva), but we choice be visiting the room where they whilst stood. So I can stand in the very exceedingly place, the ancient priestesses of Diana stood, and pay homage to her majesty.We choice to boot be taking a day trip out to Pompeii and the Amalfi coast. I am so like anything afire for Pompeii! The story and history of this place has unfailingly intrigued me. It is understood to be the best sealed ancient metropolis highly praised. At hand is to boot a temple to Isis in Pompeii (pictured enhanced), that Im dying to see! In Italy and numberless other areas approaching the ancient world, a order of cultures and deities occured, and in numberless spaces they built-in alien deities during their own practice. Such as the worhsip of Isis. Not sole was she worshipped in Egypt, but in Rome and Greece. At hand was even verification of her exalt in other parts of Europe. The high-level thing about this, is that her temple in Pompeii is peaceful very a lot unharmed, and is delectably preserved!We then lessen our put up with day in Italy earlier we return home. Along with latest high-level jaunt to add to our lives! We are each so afire for this trip, and market so lucky to accept the rupture to patronize such beautiful spaces. I cant suspend to quota my new stories and experiences with a person at the same time as we return!Model graciousness of PhilipHarland.com