When I left the Vatican City, I saw two flashy persons stationed at the gate of the City. The guide told me that they were the guards of the City originating from Switzerland. I don't know exactly, but it might have something to do with the fact that Switzerland is a permanently neutral country. The Vatican City wouldn't want to take on any political hues. We walked underground following the local guide for some time and got on the bus. It was really easygoing and comfortable so that I didn't bother to wonder about transportation.
Our next destination was a duty-free shop in the heart of Rome. The scenery on the way was very interesting. I took several dozen pictures. You might be afraid that I would be confused by lots of pictures later, but it's no problem. The pictures have their own time stamps and our route was recorded at the same time. The pictures and the shooting locations are synchronized with the time. For your information I'll show you the four routes: 1. Vatican City to the shop; 2. The shop to the hotel; 3. The hotel to the restaurant; 4. The restaurant to the hotel.
Today's dinner was carbonara and an apple cake in Restaurant CAMINETTO. What I bought in the duty-free shop was a pair of gloves for winter. I had substituted gloves for ski use even in official meetings, because they were unnecessary indoors.
Route Map: Lunch --- Vatican City --- DutyFreeShop
http://kumo.typepad.jp/Euro13/Lunch_CASANOVA_DutyFree.html
Route Map: DutyFreeShop --- Hotel
http://kumo.typepad.jp/Euro13/DutyFree_H10.html
Route Map: Hotel --- CAMINETTO(Restaurant)
http://kumo.typepad.jp/Euro13/H10_CAMINETTO_dinner.html
Route Map: CAMINETTO(Restaurant) --- Hotel
http://kumo.typepad.jp/Euro13/CAMINETTO_dinner_H10.html
(Vocabulary)
permanently neutral country 永世中立国
take on sth ＜異なる性質・様相など＞を見せ始める, 帯びる
Her face took on a fierce expression. 彼女の顔に荒々しい表情が浮かんだ．
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