Sculptures Have Landed .:. Of Humans and Gods in Ostia antica, Rome Fiumicino, September 2024
Getting to HiveFest, Split last September wasn't an easy task... Despite living in Europe, I had to change flights on my way there and back home as well... There were other options to get there, but when I calculated the time and the price, it wasn't worth doing it, so I chose to change flights to Rome airport... Btw. I occasionally have motion sickness, so flying twice in one day didn't sound thrilling... lol... Anyway, both times I had a longer layover, so I had time to stroll around the airport... On my way to Split, I had over 2 hours, and on the way back I had to have less, but the flight was late, so I had even more layover...
The Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is located in Rome Fiumicino which isn't that close to Rome itself... I was considering the option of using my spare time to visit Rome, but at that time of day, the heavy traffic would take all the time and I wouldn't see anything except the interior of a taxi or an Uber... So, instead of doing that, I was walking around the airport and using my time wisely, writing a post on Hive! 😃
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To my pleasant surprise in those moments (when I had both my connections, in both directions), there was an exhibition INSIDE the terminal of the airport... Knowing the name of the airport (Leonardo da Vinci), that shouldn't be a surprise, but still, having some museum exhibits in the middle of a corridor was strange to see! If you click on the image above and open the new tab, you will be able to read all the details about this exhibition...
These pieces are collected from the Roman colony of Ostia, where you can see a mix of Roman emperors, young wrestles, and famous Roman Gods, like Apollo, Juno, or Demeter, and the Nymphs...
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Nymph on the left and Apollo on the right photo above
Statue of Vibia Sabina, wife of emperor Hadrian
And then, out of nowhere, you have a KFC... It's like going to the museum with a hamburger in your hand... You don't do that! But, at Rome airport, that's possible to do it... 😃
To kick the ball back into the "cultural side", there was a piano available for people to play while they were waiting for the flight... As my wife wasn't with me, the seat stayed empty...
Do you recognize the photos from my laptop screen? That's my first post that I published on my way to HiveFest, Split! I remember how excited I was about the upcoming event and I couldn't wait to arrive and see my old (and new) friends! I have even forgotten about my motion sickness and I had no issues with it on all 4 flights that I took in that week!
A new Hive meetup is coming, the Hive Creator Days in Graz, Austria and I'm starting to feel excitement for that one too! It will be another complicated trip as I have no direct flights again, but this time, I will combine planes and trains probably...
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Oh how cool to see an art exhibit while your passing time at an airport. I can't think of seeing an exhibit while I was traveling but I may have missed due to short connections. Now I do remember arriving Las Vegas and seeing a lot of slot machines,hehe. I guess seeing that art there goes with the culture of the area and also the name of the airport:)
Hahahaha... that makes a lot of sense... As if you are going there, it's 90% that you go for exactly that... 😂 It's like targeted marketing stuff... 😂
It's great that you could enjoy this exhibition and thus have your waiting time more entertaining. Art is always a great companion.
It is! Unfortunately, airports are mostly packed up by stores, fast-food restaurants, and similar things... Instead of resting, you get stressed and bombarded from all sides with products that you don't need... 😂
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haha nice that your excitement can tackle the motion sickness, and yeah, it could give uncomfortable feeling once you get it.
It is also nice to have an exhibition inside the airport, at least it will make the connecting passengers will stay longer inside the airport, and have some entertainment so that they won't get bored, reducing the chance of complaints.
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It was interesting to see "something different" and not just shops and markets selling stupid gadgets, alcohol, and fast food... This was like a place for "selling culture"... 😍
It's nice to see that airports have so many different things. I don't think I have ever seen an exhibition in an airport, but I don't visit the airport that often either. It's a good way to pass the time.
This was my first time, but I don't visit airports so often either... I may have visited 7-8 different ones in my life...
Wait, so people fly two times in a day? I don't know if constantly doing that doesn't have a health impact.
Not sure about the health impact, but I did that a few times... Not because I like it, but because I had no choice... I think that many people are doing that quite often...
It is a very big airport and more than an airport :) Right, it is far away from the center. I remember I reached it more than one hour.
I wanted to say that it's not that big airport, but it is an interestingly shaped...
Yeah... That's why I was demotivated to go to the city... Maybe next time!
Wow interesting that they have sculptures at the airport! Hehe!
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I'm not sure if they changed the exhibitions during the year, or if it was just a one-time event, but it was nice to see something different...
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i didn't know there were statues in Roma airport, Venice and Malpensa airport don't have really anything interesting beside shops
I didn't know either as that was my first time at that airport! It was nice to see something different...
Yep, nice indeed, I wonder how are other capitals airports, or even Saudi one
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