On Roman Ruins

One of the biggest reasons visitors flock to Rome year after year is to bare witness to all the ancient ruins. The slices of crumbling pieces left behind from life thousands of years ago.

And I am no exception. It is one of the things I love best about Rome.

I'd like to share some of my recent favorites with you.

I love how like some Roman monuments, pieces of ruins just seem to pop up in the most unexpected places.

You never know what just might pop up around a corner in Rome.

Even beautiful poppies, seem to pop up around the loose ruins in the Fori Imperiali. Offering new life among the old.

I am always just amazed at how these structures, with the most intricate details have stood the test of time. They are weathered, but yet still standing. Still beautiful. Somehow, the worn away layers and cracks that appear over time make them more interesting. Visually appealing. Worthy.

It is somehow surreal to walk down a street, pick out a old stone sign in Latin and calculate its age from the Roman numerals. And I stand in awe with my jaw slacking every time.

Even the layers of something as simple as an old wall show through, and though not a famous ruin, you realize just how many layers there are to the ancient city, full of history.

Ancient columns in the Fori Imperiali peek through when strolling the tiny streets of Monti.

And the ground below is littered with pieces, both large and small, of the ancient city.

To stand there and wonder what each piece was, wonder who touched it, what stories each piece could tell if it talked.

That is the magic, the beauty of Rome and all its ruins.

Amy @ The Q Family
June 15th, 2009
Very magical indeed! It’s so amazing to see your pictures of the ruin mixed to the normal building. I wonder what people in Rome feel when they walk to work and pass all these ruins. It must be very amazing.

LuLu
June 15th, 2009
Beautiful photos!

Mary Jo Manzanares
June 15th, 2009
I loved the ruins of Rome. I was overwhelmed by the sense of history, and how insignificant we are in the time line of the world.
Great photos, too!
I leave for Milan in less than 48 hours. And yes I’m counting them all down!

NurseTerry
June 15th, 2009
Love the poppies picture!

erin :: the olive notes
June 15th, 2009
i have most of these same thoughts when i walk through Rome…like if these marble slabs could talk, what stories they could tell! Its never ending amazement all the things you discover there behind each corner.

anne
June 15th, 2009
Great photos, my husband would love Rome, so maybe next holiday with him..oh I want to see so many places in Italy so much choice..

Leesie
June 16th, 2009
Fascinating and awesome pictures! I particularly enjoyed the Fori Imperiali columns – the architecture, the detail…just amazing.