日本語版 イタリヤの旅の想い出をあなたに
During the first part of
my spring break, I traveled to Italy - Rome and
Florence - with my mother. I
had been looking forward to this trip for a
long time, especially because I
had studied the Greeks, the Romans, and the
Renaissance at school this year.
I wanted to see the ruins and paintings
that I had studied and saw in videos.
I was also very keen to go because
although I had been to Italy before, I do
not remember most of the things I
saw or did. Thus, this time, I was ready to
fill my brain with loads of
memories.
First we ventured through Rome - a city of antiquity. At the Vatican Museum
I was awe-stricken by the beauty
of the paintings in the Sistine Chapel,
which were done by Michelangelo
Buonarroti. My mother and I stayed in the
chapel for a very long time,
admiring the frescoes done with Michelangelo's
amazing artistic abilities. My
mother told me that the frescoes were much
more clean, and the scenes were
visible compared to the last time she came.
This was because restoration work
had been done, and so I understood the
significance of the restoration work.
I think we should appreciate the works
of people who prevent the paintings
from fading or getting damaged. In the
Vatican Museum, we also saw the works
of other artists of the Renaissance,
such as Raphael. I truly believe that
the Renaissance was a great age in
which art flourished.
In Rome, we
also saw attractions such as the Colosseum, the Foro Romano
(ruins of
buildings that were once the political center of the Romans), and
the baths
of Caracalla which were used by the Romans. It was exciting to go
inside the
Colosseum, and stand in the center of the arena where battles
were fought
more than a thousand years ago. It must have been extremely
scary being
there, surrounded by about 50 thousand people (the Colosseum has
80 entrances
and 160 pathways so it is very big). I don't think the events
that took place
in the Colosseum are morally correct, because many people
were killed and
blood was shed - both humans and animals - for enjoyment.
Yet standing there
at the Colosseum where Romans were, was a very exciting
experience.
I
really enjoyed Rome, especially because it had so many things that had
been
preserved from a long time ago. I was sort of able to feel what it was
like
when Romans were alive, or appreciate the skills of the people during
the
Renaissance.
After Rome, we went to Florence where we saw many more
wonderful products of
the past ages. We saw sculptures by Michelangelo such
as 'David', and the
four sculptures made for the Medici family (Dusk, Dawn,
Night, Day). As I
learnt more about Michelangelo and saw his works, I began
to admire him
increasingly. He painted, he sculpted, he was an engineer... It
is amazing
to think that one person can excel in many different
subjects.
Other people who I think are very talented include Botticelli,
Leonardo da
Vinci, and Tiziano. I was able to see the works of these painters
at
Florence, in the Uffizi Art Gallery. I had studied many of their works
at
school, so I was very happy to see the real paintings.
There are
too many great memories I made in Italy, that if I keep on
writing, I could
go on for ages. Thus I will stop with just a few more
little
comments...
I enjoyed my trip to Rome and Florence tremendously because
there were so
many great things to see, the weather was great(it was sunny
every day), and
the food was delicious (with exceptions). Yet in the end, I
did get a little
tired, and I was ready to go back home.
Interesting
Memories From Me To You
Troubles with the Airplanes
On the way
back...
We had to fly from Florence to Milan, and then Milan to
London.
This was supposed to be our schedule:
Friday 18th April, 18:20 -
airplane leaves Florence for Milan
20:40 - airplane
leaves Milan for London
Arrive in London at 21:40
and go home!!
However, there were problems, and we were told that we had
to stay the night
in Italy. So this became our new schedule:
Friday 18th
April, about 18:50 airplane leaves Florence for Milan
Arrive
at airport in Milan (20:00?).
Wait in the airport until
around 22:00 for a bus to take us
to a hotel.
Arrive at
hotel at around 22:50.
Eat dinner...
Sleep at around 12:30.
Morning call at
6:00.
Breakfast from 6:30.
Leave hotel
at 7:00.
Arrive at airport (Milan) at about
7:50.
Our plane was supposed to leave at 10:15, but it left
after
11:00.
We arrived in London...
It was a very
interesting experience. It was tiring, but we got back safely,
and that's
more important than anything else.
On the way to Italy...
We had a
better trip on the way to Italy, although it was very interesting
as
well...
We were supposed to go on the 10:15 plane from London to Rome. Yet
because
of overbooking, we were not allowed to get on board. Instead, we were
given
business seats on the next flight to Rome, and we were given
some
compensation. We had to wait for about three to four hours, so the
business
lounge was very good (there were seats, food, drinks, magazines,
and
newspapers). The flight was not delayed, so we got to Rome safely, and
it
was still light outside so we were happy. We weren't angry,
especially
because they did treat us well, and we got some pocket money for
the
journey. Yet the incident was very interesting, and we pondered about
the
hardship of airline companies. We also wondered if these sort of
troubles
are common, because we had never really experienced troubles like
these
before...
Picture Here !!!
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イタリヤの旅の思い出をあなたに 鈴木希実 |
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春休みの前半、私は母とローマ、フィレンツェを巡るイタリア旅行に出かけました。
10年生になってから学校で、ギリシャ、ローマ、ルネッサンス時代について勉強して
いるので、私はこの旅を前々から楽しみにしていました。授業やビデオで学習した遺
跡や絵画をこの目で見たいと思ったからです。またイタリアには前にも行ったことが
ありますが、何を見て、何をしたかほとんど覚えていないからです。そこで今回は、
頭にしっかりと記憶をとどめようと、張りきって出かけました。
私たちはまず、遺跡の都市であるローマを探訪しました。ヴァティカン博物館では、
ミケランジェロ・ブオナローティが描いたシスティナ礼拝堂の絵画の美しさに、畏敬
の念を感じました。母と私はこの礼拝堂の中に長い間とどまり、ミケランジェロの驚
くべき芸術的才能が生みだしたフレスコ画に感嘆しながら、それをじっくりと鑑賞し
ました。母の話によると、前回訪れた時よりフレスコがずっと鮮明で、それぞれの場
面がよく見えるようになっているそうです。これは修復作業が行われたためで、その
重要性がよくわかりました。絵画の退色、損傷を防止するために払われる努力を、私
たちは高く評価するべきだと思いました。ヴァティカン博物館ではこの他にも、ラ
ファエロなど、ルネッサンス期の芸術家達の作品を見ることができました。ルネッサ
ンスは芸術の花開いた、本当に素晴らしい時代であったと実感しました。
ローマでは、コロッセオ、フォロ・ロマーノ（かつてローマの政治的中心地であった
場所に残る建物の遺跡）、ローマ時代に使用されたカラカラ浴場なども見学しまし
た。コロッセオに入場し、千年以上も前に戦闘競技の行われたアリーナに立つのは、
非常にスリルのある体験でした。およそ5万人もの人々に囲まれ、ここに立つのは何
と恐ろしい気分だったことでしょう（コロッセオは、入口が80、通路が160もある巨
大な建物です）。ここで行われたイベントは道徳的に正しいとは思えません。娯楽の
ために多くの人が殺され、人も動物も含め、多くの血が流されたからです。それで
も、ローマ時代の人々の息づかいを感じることのできるコロッセオに立つことは、非
常にワクワクする体験でした。
ローマ滞在は本当に楽しいものでした。特に大昔のものが数多く保存されているのに
驚きました。古代ローマ人の生活がどんなものであったかを体験することができ、ま
たルネッサンス期の人々の技能を鑑賞することができました。
ローマの次にはフィレンツェに行き、素晴らしい芸術遺産をさらに数多く目にするこ
とができました。ミケランジェロの彫刻である「ダビデ像」やメディチ家のために作
られた4体の彫像（曙・夕暮れ・夜・昼）などを鑑賞しました。ミケランジェロにつ
いてより深く知るようになり、その作品を見て、私はますます彼に感服するようにな
りました。彼は絵を描き、彫刻をし、エンジニアでもあり、その他の分野でも優れた
才能を発揮したようです。１人の人がこんなにも様々な活躍をするなんて、私には大
変な驚きでした。
ボッティチェッリ、レオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチ、ティツィアーノなども、豊かな才能
に溢れていると思いました。このような画家の作品は、フィレンツェのウフイッツイ
美術館で目にすることができました。ここにある作品の多くを学校で勉強していたの
で、本物に出会えたことを非常に嬉しく思いました。
イタリアでのすばらしい思い出はあまりにたくさんありすぎて、もしこのまま書き続
けたら、いつまでも終わらないでしょう。そこであと少しだけ感想をのべて、終わり
にさせていただきたいと思います。
ローマ・フィレンツェの旅は、見所がたくさんあり、お天気に恵まれ（晴天が毎日続
きました）、食べ物も美味しく（例外もありましたが）、とても素晴らしいものでし
た。それでも最後にはちょっと疲れが出て、家に帰るのが楽しみになりました。
旅のこぼれ話
飛行機で困ったこと
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