Rome in late June

 

In my previous post I mentioned the problem of  illegal immigration, human traffickers and migrants smugglers. That's why I took the picture of six-meters-long sculpture dedicated to the world's migrants and refugees. The sculptor, the Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmaltz, said: "migration is something that humanity has always had". In January our blogging friend, Veronica , already shared a picture of such sculpture after she had gone to Italy. 

While I was walking past one of the Vatican State's gateway I saw the Swiss guard uniform. 

That typical orange,  blue and red uniform has been worn since 1506,  when the first Swiss guards come to Rome. Swiss soldiers are responsible for the safety of the pope. 

Vatican Street view

 

Vatican square and its basilica are both named after Saint Peter. The square houses more than 300,000 people, and it is probably one of the world's most breath-taking squares.

I walked as for as the river Tiber, which flows through the city of Rome and enters the Mediterranean Sea.

There are many buildings in Rome that remind us Italian rationalism, which is an architectural style inspired by structure and simmetry of the old Roman architecture.

This architectural style is also called Fascist-style. It became popular in the early 20th century.

 

Last week I saw a little kid with their parents while they were listening a rock concert in Rome. Sorry to see there isn't any specific age restriction set by the venue or event organizer.

One good thing is that the kid was wearing headphones to protect his/her hears.

The Italian singer and song-writer Vasco Rossi, who is unknown to American audiences, performed in front of 120,000 paying spectators at the Rome Olympic Stadium.

Have a nice weekend!