Angels and Demons

应该是在2006年的时候，我读过这本小说。那时候我刚做完手术，在家待了整个月。

现在，电影版才刚出炉。

整个故事的背景都是环绕在罗马和梵蒂冈， 以及天主教。这个故事的另一个特点就是：发生在几个小时之内。

2007年5月， 叶先生和我就去了一趟罗马。因为我们两个都很喜欢这部小说，所以小说里面的景点就理所当然地被纳入route plan内咯。大部分在Illuminati Path （看了这部小说或者电影就知道什么是Illuminati Path光明之道）内的景点我们都去朝圣了。

现在是广告时间：

小妹曾经写了一系列的罗马游记( 共有８篇，以下的景点都有在小说电影内出现过：
１）万神殿 (Pantheon)
2) 梵蒂冈 (Vatican)
3) 拉沃纳广场 ( Piazza Novona)
4) 波波罗广场 （Piazza Popolo)
5)圣天使堡 (Castello di Saint Angelo)

想多了解那些景点的朋友，可以去读读看。

后记：
听说梵蒂冈不允许电影在那边取景，所以我们在电影看到的梵蒂冈背景都不是真的。

意大利罗马（八）之梵蒂冈博物馆 (完结篇） 。 Rome Italy Part (8) : Musei Del Vanticano （The End)

After we left Piazza Popolo, again we came to Vatican, because the Musei del Vaticano was closed yesterday. The Musei del Vaticano is a MUST SEE tourist spot here. The popes have been contributing great efforts in collecting all the artifacts from every corner of the world. The most interesting thing is: I saw a lot of artifacts that I ever read about in my Sejarah Dunia in 4th Form.


离开了波波洛广场，我们又再次来到了梵蒂冈，因为昨天梵蒂冈的博物馆并没有开。梵蒂冈博物馆是这个小城市不容错过的地方。这里的珍藏，都是历代教宗费心由世界各个角落收集而来的。最好玩的是：我在这里看到很多以前在历史课本看到的艺术品。










Laocoon, as 1 of antiquity's most famous sculptures, this 1st-century AD Trojan prophet and his sons being strangled by serpents as they try to warn against the besieging Greeks' sneaky gift horse.

这尊雕像就是著名的《拉奥孔和他的 儿子们》。爵士有古要讲：希腊神话中特洛伊战争的故事讲到，希腊人攻打特洛伊城十年，始终未获成功，后来建造了一个大木马，并假装撤退，希腊将士却暗藏于 马腹中。特洛伊人以为希腊 人已走，就把木马当作是献给雅典娜的礼物搬入城中。晚上，希腊将士冲出木马，毁灭了特洛伊城，这就是著名的木马计。拉奥孔是当时阿波罗在特洛伊城的一个祭 祀，他曾警告特洛伊人不要将木马引人城中。这触怒了希腊的保护神雅典娜想要毁灭特洛伊城的意志，于是雅典娜派出了两条巨蛇先将正在祭坛祭祀的拉奥孔的两个 儿子缠住，拉奥孔为救儿子也被雅典娜派的蛇所咬死，特洛伊人见拉奥孔死，以为是拉奥孔当初的警告触怒了神灵，于是特洛伊人更加深信不疑地将木马运进城里， 在进城之后特洛伊人还遭到了特洛伊预言家卡珊德拉的警告，但一切都被由希腊人奥德修斯所派去的间谍西农所编的谎话遮掩的天衣无缝，连当时特洛伊国王普利阿 莫斯也深信不疑，接着就是士兵的庆祝，喝的迷醉，完全破除了戒备，夜里在冲天的火光里古老的特洛伊帝国走向了毁灭。






There are 6 major departments in the museum: Museo Pio-Clementino, Museo Gregoriano-Etrusco, Raphael's Rooms, The Vatican Pinacoteca, Gregorian Egytian, and Sistine Chapel.

这博物馆大致上可分为六个主要的主题：庇奥．克里门提诺美术馆(Museo Pio-Clementino)， 伊突利亚美术馆(Museo Gregoriano-Etrusco)，拉斐陈列室 (Raphael's Rooms)， 梵蒂冈画廊(The Vatican Pinacoteca)，埃及美术馆 （Gregorian Egytian) 和 西斯廷教堂(Sistine Chapel)。






Still remember this painting? This is the painting that we ever see in our Sejarah Dunia text book. This is the masterpiece of Raphael : " The School of Athens". Then, I found that the painting is actually a mural on the wall of one of the display room in the Raphael's Room!

记得这张画吗？这张画曾经出现在世界历史课本里。这就是拉菲尔的得意之作：《雅典学院》。原来，这是一张壁画！就在拉菲尔陈列室内的墙壁上。






Who is this? He is Raphel himself ~ He drew himself in "The School of Athens". There are a lof of philosophers in the painting, please click here to check.

这家伙是谁？他就是拉菲尔德自画像, 他把自己也画进去《雅典学院》这幅画内。这幅画内还有很多的伟大的哲学家被画进去，请点击这里查看。






Who is this again? It's Mr Yap la......

这家伙又是谁？是叶先生啦。。。。。。






Actually, the most famous department here is the Sistine Chapel. This is because there is a very pretty and great painting on the ceiling: "Genesis" by Michelangelo. The painting was presented in a very 3-D way. About 300 characters in the old testiment were pictured in the painting. Some smart tourists took out mirrors from their bag and admire the painting from the reflection of the mirrors. We were not allowed to take any photos there. Therefore, I could not share any photos of the wonderful painting. If you come here, remember to use your binocular scope to check: In the painting, Joshua and Adam's fingers connected, as if already touched each other, but in fact it's not.

其实，这里最著名的是西斯廷教 堂。 因为在这教堂的有一幅米开朗基罗伟大的作品：《创世纪》。这幅画非常的3D， 总共300多个旧约内的人物被画在里面。由于这幅画是在高高的天花板上面，所以有做功课的游客都纷纷从背包内掏出了镜子， 从镜子内观赏这幅画。因为在这教堂是不能够拍照的，所以我并没有拍到任何的照片。如果你有机会来到这里，记得要用望远镜看：在这幅画内，耶和华正在将生命 注入亚当，他们的手指看起来像连在一起，其实是还没有碰到的。



This is the exit of the museum. I like the spiral stairs.

这是博物馆的出口。我个人非常喜欢这个螺旋形楼梯。






It's been a tiring day, time to eat. We ate pasta somewhere nearby.

走了一整天，也是时候吃东西。我们在附近吃意大利面。






After an exhausted day, we need to have hot shower. This is the bathroom of the hotel, quite stylish.

累死人的一天。回到酒店，赶紧来个舒服的热水澡。这浴室的装潢还真有个性。






We need to have a good sleep, because the next day 6AM we need to leave Rome, and take train to our next destination.

今晚得睡个好觉， 因为明天一早六点多我们就得离开罗马，搭火车去下一个目的地了。




Suggestions:
1) Remember to bring mirror and binocular scope.
2) Better study about the artifacts history because you visit the museum, in order to have interference when you see the real piece.
3) Please check the timetable online, before you visit. There are days when the museum close for public.
4）This is the official website: http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html


小小建议：
1） 记得带镜子和望远镜。
2）在去之前，最好先做好功课，了解那些艺术品的历史，酱紫在看到真迹的时候才会有共鸣。
3）去之前记得先上网查看时间表，因为在某些特定的日子这博物馆是不开放的。
4) 这是官方网址: http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html



~ The End ~

~ 完~



更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈篇 。 Rome Italy Part 2: Vatican
意大利罗马（三）之许愿池篇 。 Rome Italy Part 3: Fontana di Trevi
意大利罗马（四）之完神殿篇 。 Rome Italy Part 4: Pantheon
意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场篇 。Rome Italy Part 5: Piazza Navona
意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场篇 。Rome Italy Part 6: Piazza Spagna
意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场篇 。Rome Italy Part 7: Piazza Popolo

意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场 。 Rome Italy Part 7: Piazza Popolo

Not so far away from the Piazza Spagna, there is Piazza del Popolo. The first thing that draw your attention away, when you just arrive here, is the famous Twin Churches: separated by the Via del Corso, Santa Maria di Montesanto at the left while Santa Maria dei Miracoli at the right. In 17th Century, Bernini purposely designed the identical churches in order to let the piazza to have something special. When you check it precisely, you can find that the dome at the left is oval while the dome at the right is round. Yes, there are many differences if you are willing to check it thoroughly.

距离西班牙广场不远处就是这波波洛广场了。这是著名的双子教堂， 由奇迹圣母教堂和圣山圣母教堂组成。这双子教堂分据于科索路起点的两旁，左边这个是圣山圣母教堂，右边的是奇迹圣母教堂。17世纪的时候，贝尼尼为了让这广场有些特色，所以就建了这两座几乎一模一样的教堂。仔细一看， 左边的教堂圆顶是椭圆形的，右边则是圆形的。再仔细地慢慢看，还会发现很多不一样的地方。






At the middle of the piazza, there is an obelisk. This is the location where Via del Corso, Via del Babuino and Via di Ripetta meet.

教堂的中间有一根埃及方尖碑， 正好是三条路（科索路、巴布宜诺路和滨海路）的交会处。






We felt lethargic. Hence, we decided to go back to the hotel and to come back here again the next day.

我们真的非常地累。所以，我们打算今天就到此为止，明天再来过。

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The next day, we came back again. Besides the Twin Churches, there is another church here: Santa Maria del Popolo. "Angel and Demon", the famous novel by Dan Brown, ever mentioned this church.

第二天，我们又再次回来波波洛广场。这广场除了双子教堂，还有另外一座教堂：波波洛的圣母教堂。在Dan Brown的著名小说《Angel and Demon》这本书特别提到这座教堂。




This is Chigi Chapel, Bernini finished the job begun by Raphael.

由拉菲尔开始，而贝尼尼完成的小礼拜堂。






You can easily find a lot of "skull" everywhere.

这里有很多“骷髅”。









Crucifixion of St Peter, by Caravaggio.

教堂内卡拉瓦乔的巨作：圣彼得殉教。






Church organ.

风琴。






The only feeling in the air: creepy.

这教堂给我的感觉是：诡异。






The creepy feeling was getting stronger......Oh my God! The coffins were just on the floor and we were walking on top of the coffins!

走着走着， 越来越感觉奇怪。我的天！ 原来石棺被埋在地板下，我们就走在石棺的上面！






After we went out from the church, again the Twin Churches drew my attention away. In order to accommodate the Twin Churches into the photo, Mr Yap had to squat while I had to really stand right in front of the lens.

从波波洛教堂出来，我的目光又被这双子教堂给吸引住了。为了要把这双子教堂纳入镜头内，叶先生得蹲着，然后我正个人就在镜头的前面，才能拍到这张照片。






从双子教堂的方向看着广场可以看到这根方尖碑。这是由奥古斯都皇帝从埃及带回来的第一根方尖碑， 以庆祝罗马征服埃及。右边就是波波洛教堂了。






我在像：把这根东西从埃及搬过来，需要费多大的人力财力呀！







To be continued. Rome Italy Part 8 : Musei del Vaticano (The End)
待续 意大利罗马（八）之梵蒂冈博物馆（完结篇）



更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈篇 。 Rome Italy Part 2: Vatican
意大利罗马（三）之许愿池篇 。 Rome Italy Part 3: Fontana di Trevi
意大利罗马（四）之完神殿篇 。 Rome Italy Part 4: Pantheon
意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场篇 。Rome Italy Part 5: Piazza Navona
意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场篇 。Rome Italy Part 6: Piazza Spagna

意大利罗马(六) 之西班牙广场 。 Rome Italy Part 6: Piazza di Spagna

From Piazza Navona, we were heading to Piazza Spagna. No matter off peak or peak seasons, you always see a big crowd of people sit on the famous Scalla di Spagna (The Spanish Steps). The characteristic of Piazza Spagna is definitely the elegent, offcenter sweep of staircase.

我们从拉沃纳广场， 往西班牙广场的方向前进。在这里，无论是旅游淡季或旺季，都是人潮涌涌。那些人就坐在这里出名的西班牙阶梯。这阶梯的特点就是它那弧型线条。






Another most important thing here: La Barcaccia, designed by Bernini. Bernini designed the fountain as a memorial to Romans, because once there was a flood and after the flood there was a small rescue boat stucked at the location where the fountain stood. This is has been the famous landmark gather point for people.

除了西班牙阶梯之外，这里的另一个重要景点就是这：破船喷泉， 贝尼尼的作品。破船喷泉的设计灵感源自一场水灾， 水灾退去后在喷泉的所在位置留下了一艘卡在泥泞中的小小救援船，于是贝尼尼就根据这个事件设计了喷泉的形式，纪念以坚毅和相互扶持度过难关的罗马人。这破船喷泉已经成为了地标，是朋友集合的地点。






There are alot of famous shopping streets in this area.

西班牙广场的四周都是罗马最著名的购物区之一。







See, now you know why I said this area is CROWDED?Here, you can find Armani, Versace, Valentino, Prada and many other brands concept stores. Besides that, for people who aim for budget shopping, you can pay a visit to a nearby street Via di Gesu e Maria. No16 is a discount shop : Disount Dell Alta Moda. For me, I think that the stuff still expensive even after discount because we do not earn Euro, but Ringgit.

看，终于知道为什么我说这里人山人海吧？在这里，你可以找到Armani, Versace, Valentino, Prada 以及其他名牌的旗舰店。至于那些没有什么预算可是却又还是想买名牌的人，则可以在附近的一条小街Via di Gesu e Maria, 门牌16号的名牌折扣店 Discount Dell Alta Moda去看看。 我个人认为，就算是折扣了也是贵，因为我们的薪水不是欧币, 是烂马币。






At the south of the piazza, stood the Collonna dell Immacolata. Every 8th Dec, the pope will come over here and the firefighter will climb to the top to put the flower on Mary's head, as a memorial of the Immaculate Conception.

这柱子位于西班牙广场的南面， 教宗每年的12月8日都回到此纪念圣母处女怀孕的神迹，由消防员爬上柱子将花冠戴在圣母的头上。






Tell you up front it is EXPENSIVE~

摆明跟你说这里是“贵”的。






Delicious chestnut. We could not resist the tempting aroma and thus we bought some to taste.

好吃的栗子。那抄栗子的香味实在是太诱人了。我们忍不住买了一些来吃。







To be continued. Rome Italy Part 7 : Piazza Popolo

待续 意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场




更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈篇 。 Rome Italy Part 2: Vatican
意大利罗马（三）之许愿池篇 。 Rome Italy Part 3: Fontana di Trevi
意大利罗马（四）之完神殿篇 。 Rome Italy Part 4: Pantheon
意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场篇 。Rome Italy Part 5: Piazza Navona
意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场 。 Rome Italy Part 7 : Piazza Popolo

意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场 。 Rome Italy Part 5 : Piazza Navona

We left Pantheon and walked to Piazza Navona, a place full with baroque style. You can see lot of baroque masterpieces there. At the plaza, stood an obelisk and 3 fountains.

我们离开万神殿， 走到了这拉沃纳广场。在这个充满了浓厚罗马巴洛克气息的地区，放眼望去皆是巴洛克天才们的作品。这广场上有3座喷泉和1个方尖碑。






When I was trying to find the best angle to shoot this photo, there was a damn Black guy poke my bellybutton with his damn finger. I saw a blonde beside him, holding his hand. I looked around, there were only 2 asians: Mr Yap and me. Therefore, I could do nothing but just to eat the leek!

当我真在拍这张照片的时候，突然间我的肚脐被人袭击！原来有个死黑人经过我的前面，趁我正在抓角度拍照的时候就用手指动我的肚脐眼！这死黑人的身旁其实还挽着1个金发洋妞。我眼望四周，就只有我和叶先生两个亚洲人，所以我们也只能硬生生把这口气吞了下去!








At the south of the piazza, there was Fontana del Moro.

广场的南端有的是这个摩尔人喷泉。











Do you see a "Statue of Liberty" here? I always see a lot of street artists doing such thing in Europe. It's funny.

有人在扮自由女神。我时常在欧洲的街头看到这种街头艺人， 有趣。






We felt hungry. We tried to search the restaurant around that area recommended by travel guide. Unfortunately, we failed to locate the restaurant.

肚子饿了。我们尝试去旅游指南介绍的餐厅去吃薄饼，可是怎么都找不到。






We went back to the piazza. This is Sant' Agnese in Agone, desinged by Francesco Barromini. Right in front of the building, there was Fontana Quattro Fuimi, designed by Bernini. You could see a sculpture of the Fonata (which represent the Nil River) raise its hand to cover its eyes. According to some people, the sculpture delivered a messege of Bernini to complain Barromini's design (the Sant' Agnese in Agone) has ruined the overall view of Piazza Navona.

我们最后还是回到了拉沃纳广场。这是广场上的“阿果内的圣阿格尼斯教堂”，是巴洛米尼的作品。它正对这贝尼尼所做的四海喷泉，而喷泉上代表尼罗河的雕像举起手来似乎想蒙住眼睛。有人说它是贝尼尼在抗议巴洛米尼的作品普破坏了整个拉沃纳广场的景观。　






Finally we just simply found a resutarant nearby to have our dinner.
最后我们不理啦！在广场的附近看到有餐厅就坐下来吃晚餐了。






To be continued. Rome Italy Part 6 : Piazza Spagna

待续 意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场




更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈篇 。 Rome Italy Part 2: Vatican
意大利罗马（三）之许愿池篇 。 Rome Italy Part 3: Fontana di Trevi
意大利罗马（四）之完神殿篇 。 Rome Italy Part 4: Pantheon
意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场 。 Rome Italy Part 6 : Piazza Spagna
意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场 。 Rome Italy Part 7 : Piazza Popolo

意大利罗马（四）之万神殿 。Rome Italy Part 4: Pantheon

At the South-West of the Fontanna di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), there is the Pantheon. From the map, it does not look that far......

在许愿池的西南方就是万神殿了。 从地图上看来，应该不会太远。






This is the Pantheon, looks older than the Pantheon in Paris. Does it look small? Well, I actually tried my very best to stand in front of the lens and Mr Yap tried to get the best angle in order to accommodate the Pantheon and I into the picture~

来到了这个万神殿。这个万神殿比巴黎那个万神殿还要老。这万神殿看起来好小hor？其实，我当时我正个人是贴在相机前面，而叶先生得蹲在地上拿角度才能拍到的。






Right in front of the Pantheon, there is an obelisk. There are a total of 13 obelisks in Rome, this is the 3rd obelisk I saw. The other 2 obelisks that I saw was located in front of the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica and at the center of the Piazza St Pietro.

万神殿的正面有个方尖碑。罗马总共有13支方尖碑，这是我们目前看到的第3支。 之前看到了两支分别在大圣母玛丽亚教堂前面和梵蒂冈圣彼得广场中央。






The dome of the Pantheon, ever been the biggest dome in the world for about 1700 years. The oculus is the only source of light for the building.

这个圆顶曾经是世界最大的圆顶， 1700年过后才被取代。整个万神殿就是靠这个圆顶上的“眼睛”光线， 没有开灯。






At the center of the Pantheon, there is an altar where you can see the icon of the Maria and the Child.

这是万神殿中间的祭坛。可以看到圣母玛丽亚和圣子。






The Pantheon was originally built as a temple to all the gods of ancient Rome. After that, it turned to be a church and finally it become a monument in which illustrious dead are buried. Among all the great man, Raphael's tomb is the most famous one. This photo was taken from the left of Raphael's tomb.

万神殿内，顾名思义就是1间有很多神的建筑物。在远古的罗马，这万神殿是1间满天神佛的神庙。跟着变成了教堂，后来就变成了葬名人的地方。这里最出名的，就是拉菲尔。这张照片是在拉菲尔坟墓左边拍的。这个是他的雕像， 右边那个是他棺材上面的雕像。






A close up of Raphael's tomb. Who is this guy? Still remember what we studied in our Form 4's World History textbook about Europe's art history? The famous masterpiece is <> which is currently kept in the Vatican Museum. In my following chapter of my Rome trip, I will mention again about this painting. This is because there is something interesting about the painting that I hope to share with you.

拉菲尔的坟墓近照。这拉菲尔到底是谁？是否还记得我们中四Sejarah Dunia读到的欧洲艺术史？那幅著名的《雅典学院》就是他的作品。我在以后的罗马篇幅会再次提到这幅画， 因为这幅画内有乾坤。






My Sony F88 compact digicam does not have wide angle lens, therefore we tried our best to snapshot the facade of the Pantheon from the best angle that we could.

因为我的Sony F88 compact digicam没有wide angle lens， 所以就取角度，尽量拍万神殿的大门。






The Pantheon is old. Does it because it has a lack of proper preservation? Free admission to the Pantheon, compared to the Pantheon in Paris which need to pay for admission fee. I think this is the reason?

这万神殿，感觉上真的很老很旧。可能是因为缺乏妥善的管理吧？ 这万神殿是免费入门的， 而巴黎那个万神殿则是收费的。可能就是因为这个原因吧？






To be continued. Rome Italy Part 5 : Piazza Navona

待续 意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场


更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈篇 。 Rome Italy Part 2: Vatican
意大利罗马（三）之许愿池篇 。 Rome Italy Part 3: Fontana di Trevi
意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场 。 Rome Italy Part 5 : Piazza Navona
意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场 。 Rome Italy Part 6 : Piazza Spagna
意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场 。 Rome Italy Part 7 : Piazza Popolo

意大利罗马（三）之许愿池 。Rome Italy Part 3 : Fontana di Trevi

We took the metro from Ottavio St Pietro station and left Vatican city.

我们从Ottavio St Pietro站搭地铁离开了梵蒂冈。




We reached Fontana di Trevi ( Trevi fountain). This is the most beautiful fountain in Rome, built in 312 years.

我们来到了许愿池 (Fontana di Trevi)。这是罗马最壮观的喷泉， 花了312年才完成。






You can see a lot of coins in the fountain. Tradition holds that if you throw coins backward over your shoulder, you ensure a return visit to Rome. Mr Yap and I made a wish, and if I am not mistaken we threw Euro1 coins. I think, if we had no money in Rome, we could just come to the fountain to collect the coins here.

哈哈，这喷泉内满是铜板， 全都是许愿的人抛下去的。如果想再来罗马，许愿的人必须背对着许愿池，用右手由左肩向池中丢1枚硬币。当时我和叶先生都有许愿。我们好像是用1欧元的硬币。我在想，如果真的落难在罗马，可以考虑去这个许愿池捞铜板，就不怕没钱吃饭和住旅馆了。




The characteristic of this fountain: it just looks like an opera. The background building is actually a Palazzo Poli, with the Neptune standing at the middle.

这喷泉的特色就是：看起来像个歌剧院。背景建筑是海神宫( Palazzo Poli)， 中间站立着的是海神Neptune。




Around the fountain, there are a lot of shops.

这是喷泉旁边的店屋。






Around there we found a special shop. At the entrance of the shop, there was riding a bicycles while another puppet was just sitting there. The shop sells a lot of wooden stuff, for examples: wooden clocks, toys and so on.

我们在附近还看到了1间有趣的店。店门口做着1个木偶。另一个木偶正在骑脚踏车。原来，这间店专卖木制的东西， 例如：各种造型的木制壁钟、笔筒、玩具等等。





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要看短片请点击这里


To be continued. Rome Italy Part 4 : Pantheon


待续 意大利罗马（四）之万神殿




更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈 。 Rome Italy Part 2: Vatican
意大利罗马（四）之万神殿 。 Rome Italy Part 4 : Pantheon
意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场 。 Rome Italy Part 5 : Piazza Navona
意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场 。 Rome Italy Part 6 : Piazza Spagna
意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场 。 Rome Italy Part 7 : Piazza Popolo

意大利罗马（二）之梵蒂冈 。 Rome Italy (Part 2) : Vatican

Early in the next morning, we started up our journey excitingly to the Vatican.

第2天1早，我们带着雀跃的心情，开始了当天的旅程：梵蒂冈。




Vatican, the smallest country in the world, is just surrounded by a wall. The small city is located in Rome as well.

梵蒂冈这个世界上最小的国家，就在1个城墙之内。这个小国，也就在罗马里面。




Ever read Dan Brown's novel<<Angel and Demon>>? The novel is about Christianity and the story background took place in Rome and Vatican. By reading the novel, you can travel to Rome and Vatican, in the comfort of your arm chair. Yeah, we were there, with the hope to walk around Vatican just like Robert Langdon.

有没有读过Dan Brown的《Angel and Demon》？这本小说是有关基督教的，故事背景正是罗马和梵蒂冈。读了整本书，就好像游了罗马和梵蒂冈1圈那样。哈哈，我们也是带着1半朝圣的心情来到了这里。




We took MRT and exit at Ottaviano San Pietro station. While we were on our way walking to the Piazza San Pietro, we saw this special motorbike.

我们搭地铁到Ottaviano St Pietro站下车。下了车，后还得走1小段的路。路途中，就看到了这个特别的 三轮电单车。






Wow ~ We saw the Papal Swiss guards.

哇！看到了瑞士兵也！






Finally, we reached Vatican. This is the entrance at the right wings of the Piazza San Pietro (Saint Peter's Square).

终于，我们来到了梵蒂冈。这个就是圣彼得广场 ( Piazza San Pietro) 的右翼长廊入口。






Piazza St Pietro, with 4 columns of colonnades spreading from both left and right wings of the basilica. The colonnades was designed by Bernini. It is just like "the maternal arms of Mother Church" in Bernini's expression. On top of the colonnades were the 140 saints statues. In the photo below, shows the right wing of the colonnades. The big crowd of people was queuing to enter the basilica.

圣彼得广场的左右两旁是两道半圆形、以280根大石柱支撑的长廊。这个由贝尼尼设计的柱廊，郎从圣彼得大教堂的两旁延伸而出，贝尼尼形容它好像“母亲的双臂”。柱头上是140名圣人的雕像。相片所显示的是右翼的柱廊。可以看到多么多人排队进入圣彼得教堂。






Europe's church normally has graveyard attached. Graveyard in San Pietro basilica buried the ex - popes. Here you can see a modern design tomb, but not the tomb of the pope who just past away ~ Pope John Paul II who passed away in the year 0f 2005. The tomb of the Pope John Paul II was not opened for photo shooting. I saw many people cried in front of his tomb, and a lot of white flowers there.

欧洲的教堂里面都是有坟墓的。埋在梵蒂冈圣彼得大教堂内的，当然不是什么阿猪阿狗咯！埋在里面的，都是历届的教宗。以下这个墓碑是比较新潮的，不过不是上届的教宗。上届教宗的墓碑不许人拍照。我看到很多人在上届教宗的墓碑前哭得很激动，还有看到很多的白花。





This tomb looks old, could have about 1000 years old? On top of the coffin there was the statue of the pope.

这个看起来就把年纪了， 恐怕有整千年吧？石棺上还有教宗的雕像。






It's creepy! The coffin was standing "in" the wall.

这个才吓人。石棺是站在墙壁的！





After visiting the graveyards, we went into the basilica. What the bronze giant is? This is Baldacchino, built in year 1624, right over San Pietro's tomb. Actually, how big the bronze giant is?

拜了山（因为看了酱多石棺，感觉像跟那些教宗拜山酱），就进入圣彼得教堂的主堂内。这个东西巴闭咯！这是圣体伞 （Baldacchino)， 建于1624年，位于圣彼得坟墓的上方。这圣体伞到底有多大？






The Baldacchino consists of 4 columns with twisting shape and a capital. The Baroque construction weighed 37000KG and itis claimed as the biggest bronze in the world. Bernini was the designer of this bronze when he was 25 years old. Romans like to grab materials from other places to build something, just like what I mentioned in my Rome Italy (Part 1) that the Arch of Triumph materials was taken from other old buildings. So as to the Baldacchino. The materials was taken from the ceiling of the Pantheon.

不要以为人家的名字有个“伞”就以为人家只有雨伞那么大。人家是由4根高大20尺的螺旋形柱子，顶着1个精致的顶棚， 重达37000公斤，全世界最大的铜涛物。这个巴洛克巨无霸，是由当年才25岁的贝尼尼(Bernini)设计的。罗马人好像很喜欢拆人家的东西来建自己的东西。在上1篇的意大利罗马（一），有提到君士坦丁凯旋门的建材是取自于1些罗马老建筑物 所以在同1个门可以看到3个时代的浮雕。这个圣体伞的建材也不例外，是取自于万神殿的前廊。






In front of the Baldacchino, there was the Throne of Saint Peter (Cathedra Petri)，a chair which was often claimed to have been used by the apostle, but appears to date from the 12th century.

在圣体伞的前面就是圣彼得宝座了。这个青铜宝座是镀金的。宝座上方是於光芒四射的荣耀龛及象牙饰物的木椅，椅背上有两个小天使，手持开启天国的钥匙和教皇三重冠。传说这把木椅是圣彼得的真正御座，後经考证为加洛林国王泰查二世所赠送。






A lot of people kissed the old man's foot. Haha, this is San Pietro's bronze statue.
我发现很多人摸模和亲吻这个老人家的脚。哈哈，这个就是圣彼得的铜雕像。






Statue again? Yeah, when come to Europe, should learn how to appreciate their art. This is the Pieta, by Michaelangelo. Pieta is about the Virgin Mary cradled the dead body of Jesus.

After this status was displayed in the basilica for few days, rumors spread that the Pieta was not Michaelangelo's artwork but other people. Michaelango was mad about it. He took his tools and went to the basilica at night time and carved “MICHEL ANGELUS BONAROTUS FLORENT FACIBAT” on the chest of the Virgin Mary. This is the only pieces of Michalangelo that has his signature. However, he felt regret after that thus he decided not to sign off his artwork anymore.

Another thing: Why the statue was put behind a glass wall? In year 1972, there was a guy screamed," I AM JESUS CHRIST" and broke the nose and fingers of the Virgin Mary with a hammer. After the case, the Pieta was protected behind a glass wall.

又是雕像？没办法啦！来到欧洲，当然要附庸风雅看人家的艺术作品啦！这个是每本梵蒂冈旅游指南都会介绍的 《圣殇像》 （Pieta)， 位于圣殇礼拜堂。大家可以看到，哀伤的圣母正抱着有十字架卸下来的耶稣基督尸体。这圣殇像是米开朗基罗(Michaelangelo)的作品。

爵士又要讲古了：这雕像在圣彼得大教堂展示了几天后，有人传出作者是另有其人。米开朗基罗就赌懒到当晚马上拿家伙到圣彼得大教堂，在圣母像的胸前刻下 “MICHEL ANGELUS BONAROTUS FLORENT FACIBAT”。意思是说：来自翡冷翠的米开朗基罗做的。这是米开朗基罗所有的作品中，唯一有他签名的。过后，他觉得很后悔，也因此决定以后不再署名。

话又说回来，为什么这雕像是在玻璃墙后面呢？这是因为在1972年，有个傻佬突然间喊：“我是耶稣基督！”跟着就用锤子打烂了圣母的鼻子和手指。 过后，这圣殇像就被放在玻璃墙后了。





We were so lucky to witness a ritual in the basilica. They sang holy songs.....Later I will post the shor video.

我们也真够好彩，碰巧那天他们有做宗教仪式。我就听到了现场的的意大利圣歌哦！迟些可能会把现场的短片放上来。




Underneath the white cloud and blue sky, there the biggest church in the world stood. St Pietro Church took 176 years to complete its construction and here are the architects/designers involved: Donato Bramante, Bernato Rossellino, Antonio de Sangallo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Bernini, Francesco Barromini, Carlo Maderno, Giacomo della Port and Domenico Fontana.

蓝天白云下的圣彼得大教堂。这是世界上最大的教堂， 共用了176年的时间完成。曾经留下痕迹的建筑大师有：Donato Bramante, Bernato Rossellino, Antonio de Sangallo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Bernini, Francesco Barromini, Carlo Maderno, Giacomo della Porta以及 Domenico Fontana等等。






At the middle of the piazza, stood an obelisk. The obelisk was brought to Rome from Egypt by the emperor Gaius Caligula at the Middle Ages. This is the one that never fall down among all the obelisks at the Middle Ages.

在广场的正中央，是根 一柱擎天的埃及方尖碑。这个方尖碑是中世纪时由罗马皇帝Gaius Caligula 从埃及古都带回罗马的。这也是罗马所有方尖碑唯一不曾在中世纪倒下的。






The dome dominated the skyline. Well, we did not went up to the dome due to the long queue.

从右边的柱廊望过去，这大教堂看起来又是另一番风味。整个大葱圆顶占据了天空。我们并没有上去圆顶，因为排队的人真的是太多了。






If you climbed up to the dome, then you will find that the San Pietro Piazza looks like a "key hole". The photo below was downloaded from Wikipedia.

如果你有能耐上到去圆顶的话，那么你就能眺望整个圣彼得广场了。这个时候，映入眼帘的是个很大的“钥匙孔”。以下图片摘自Wikipedia。



We actually planned to visit the famous Musei Vatican (Vatican Museum)， which is just beside the piazza. Damn it, the museum was closed on that day (17 May 2007)! Harlo! Why the museum closed on different day in every month????? From the calendar below, you can see that:

There are 4 colors code (no color, blue, yellow, and green) indicating the opening time for the museum while red color means closed the whole day. For example: If you visit the museum on the days highlighted with no color, the admission time 10am-12.30PM (that means after 12.30PM the entrance will close, nobody can go in anymore) while the exit time is 1.45PM. Tips: In Italian, INGRESSO means entrance while USCITA means exit.

本想参观梵蒂冈举世闻名的博物馆，就在广场的旁边而已。岂知没有开喔(17 May 2007)！鸡蛋糕，这博物馆每个月关门的日子都不1样的。博物馆前面有个日历：

4种颜色代表不同的开放时间。红色就是整天关门。在白色的日子， 入门时间是从早上10点到下午12点半， 也就是说，过了下午12点半就不能再跟人进去里面了，因为在下午1.45分所有人都得出来，跟着博物馆就完全关了。其他其他的颜色，自己看下面的日历吧！贴示：在意大利文，INGRESSO的意思是入口/进入， USCITA的意思是出口/出去。








没有办法啦。我们和1大班鬼佬就在博物馆前面的hotdog档买hotdog吃咯。顺便拍1些街照。这个就是梵蒂冈的围墙了。

What to do? We and other tourists bought hotdogs at a stall in front of the museum, sat there and ate. I managed to snapshot some street photos. This is the wall of Vatican.





Since the museum was closed, therefore we walked down to the street, right in front of the facade of the San Pietro basilica. We saw a lot of people (I thought they were pendatang asing) was selling bags (those bags were not authentic branded bags).

反正博物馆去不成了，我们就往圣彼得的正面的街道走下去。1路上，看到很多外劳在卖包包。






We just went straight down to the street, and there we arrived at the Tevere River. This is Ponte St Angelo (St Angelo Bridge). There are 12 status of the apostles along the ponte.
一路走下去，就来到了台伯河。 这座桥就是圣天使桥。桥的两端有12尊圣人的雕像。






Opposite the ponte, there was Castello di Saint Angelo (Castle St Angelo). The castle depicts its name from the huge bronze angel on the top of the castle. The castle was Hadrian's tomb. It was then became castle, jail and papal castle. Now, it is a museum.

桥的对面就是圣天使古堡啦~这古堡的顶端有个巨大的天使铜像，因而有了酱紫的名字。这古堡本来是哈德连皇帝的陵墓， 后来在中世纪变成了城堡、监狱，也曾经作为教皇的官邸之用。现在则是博物馆。






Suggestions:
1) If you plan to visit Vatican, please go there early in the morning, in order to avoid big crowd. You will waste your time on queuing if you reach there late.
2) You should wear top with sleeves and your pants better longer than your knee level. Vatican is the head of the world Catholics churches, please show your respect.
3) You will spend the whole day in Vatican, because there are basilicas, art gallery and museum. Besides, there are tourists spots nearby.
4) I suggest you read Dan Brown's <> before you go Vatican. You will feel more exciting after you read the novel.
5) When in town, the Pope gives a mass audience on Wednesday morning. You can bring your souvevirs there to be "Kai Guang" by the pope, hahaha. By the way, you must book the free tickets in advance through the Prefecture of the Papal Household.
6) San Peter's basilica and Piazza San Pietro open 7am-7pm daily. Admission to the basilica is free. Admission Euro6 for the treasury and Euro6 for the dome.



小小建议：
1) 如果要去梵蒂冈参观，一定要早去。不然，就会浪费很多时间在排队上。
2) 还有，衣着不能暴露。毕竟，梵蒂冈是全世界天主教的老大，给点面子啦！
3) 参观梵蒂冈，得花1整天的时间，因为除了教堂，还有博物馆。附近还有1些景点呢。
4) 也建议你先去读Dan Brown的 《Angel and Demon》， 那么你就会觉得更有趣 ~
5) 星期三早上，如果教皇有在梵蒂冈的话, 梵蒂冈就会有大集会。教皇会在大集会里祝福所有的 子民。可以在星期三的时候去凑热闹， 把买了的梵蒂冈纪念品带去， 就当作是给教皇开光咯，哈哈~不过，得事先跟Prefecture of the Papal Household 订免费的入门票。
6) 圣彼得广场和大教堂每天从早上7点开放到晚上7点。大教堂免费给人参观。至于treasury， 要收6欧元。要上圆顶，得付6欧元。


To be continued . Rome Italy Part 3 : Fontana di Trevi

待续 意大利罗马（三）之许愿池


更多罗马的游记 。More about Rome：
意大利罗马（一）。 Rome Italy Part 1
意大利罗马（三）之许愿池 。 Rome Italy Part 3 : Fontana di Trevi
意大利罗马（四）之万神殿 。 Rome Italy Part 4 : Pantheon
意大利罗马（五）之拉沃纳广场 。 Rome Italy Part 5 : Piazza Navona
意大利罗马（六）之西班牙广场 。 Rome Italy Part 6 : Piazza Spagna
意大利罗马（七）之波波洛广场 。 Rome Italy Part 7 : Piazza Popolo