Italy - Rome

the story continues...

arriving rome....
it was a not bad flight,
just 2 hours + - journey
and Europe time is one hour faster than UK

the journey had started
we pass through the custom
claimed our luggage
and got on to bus
manage to reach our hotel in city, near colloseum :D

we had hard time looking for hotel
based on the 'not so specific' map we printed out
and the address

asking the possible pedestrians that know the whereabouts
finally we found it
and we din notice we were circle-ing around the hotel
as we asking and walking with the heavy luggages
zzzz....
it took us half and hour plus

checking into the hotel takes time
so me n mun went to the nearest restaurant to grab some food

well, I guess in Itally
u cant run away from flour can u? XD
the 1st meal we had was pizza~
two quite big pizza costs us about 16 euro? if not mistaken
and some mineral water as well
from the words on the fridge while I taking the water bottle
I learn that piccolo = small, grandi = big
tat's in italian

forgot to share this vf u al when skyping this afternoon(uk),,BBT gang XD

after checked,
went to colloseum for some photo shooting
it was a cold night for me
but both other gurls seem to be fine
ish, feel so useless to be a guy, damn it
but I cant help with myself, I just feel cold
and went back hotel to grab my jacket
then continue to explore the surrounding area

and the forum romanum was a fantastic!
somehow it reminds me of the dinosaur age or
something long long time ago in ancient time
and the childhood game that i used to play
"Hercule"
a very good symbolic sightseeing spot in Rome
although it was just a few "tiang" standing there lolx

after exploring for about an hour plus time
we went back to hotel and rest...

The next morning,
breakfasts were served by the hotel
croissant bread is the common bread that they will normally serve
it wasnt a pleasant morning because
i got up, with stomachache, damn it
as we head out of the hotel

we saw A spartan warrior!!
I feel like killing him when I recall this incident
spartan :"hello, good morning, photo photo??!"
running out from a restaurant as we passed by
My first thought was,
[are all italian ppl this friendly?]
early in the morning, such frenly ppl
asking us to hv photo with him~
and I said okay then
mana tau....after *ka cha--*kacha---
spartan:"20 euro please"

I become speechless...damn him...20 euro for a lesson...
I wished I had really cut him with the sword he gave me..grrr

and we head for the places that we had explored last night
to have photo shooting in daytime..^__^
and then head to the colloseum~ O.O
tv program 冒险王 host by 明道..went to the colloseum as well
12 euros per entrance, and so
we spend very long time took photo n video in there
coz 12 euros are quite expensive!
quite excited that, I actually had chance
to step into this archeological monument
I google-ed it, and it says that it was built 2000 years ago!!
in the colloseum...
warriors against warriors, warriors against animals/beast i guess?
and it's a bit creepy when at night...
you can hear warrior shouting, screaming if u listen carefully~~
yeerrrr~~nah..i just made tat up..lolx
and at the gate of colloseum,
so many spartan waiting to take photo.zzz
ignore ignore~

after colloseum, we had our lunch at the restaurant nearby as well
we had crepe, smth like this...
it was quite filling though it looks so thin...
we ordered 3 and costs us 19 euros..omg~
and, tat's another meal (flour) for us..keke
this remind me of the incident while ordering...
we dont know which flavour are nice
and were asking the waitress to intro/recommend us
apprently she dont quite understand us
and it seems that we caused her trouble
that the bigger boss came around and explain which flavour are which
but the bigger boss dont understand what we want oso!! =.="
and yet he act so cool like he know...
we end up choose 3 cincaily, pay money n cabut...

after lunch,
we head for the Trevi Fountain
where ppl make wishes ^__^
as expected, the place was flooded with tourist and local ppl
and we seen some local ppl holding flowers and
so willing to 'borrow' it to tourist for photo shooting
based on experience we learn this morning
we knew what will happen next after the photo taken

ngek ngek ngek..XD too bad for them...

next stop, St. Peter Basillica...
it was known as the smallest country in the world~
we din know that when we visiting the place, only found out about it afterward...
梵蒂冈 is wat we called it in chinese...
a very nice building...is pretty huge inside
and is like a giant church~
feels calm in there, so peaceful, but so serious

as the day getting darker,
we head back to Trevi Fountain, night view~
hm hm..pretty and nice...
we made our wishes beyond the fountain ^__^

I think I made my wished in English or Mandarin,
can 'he/she' understand? or should I wish in Italian? XD

but BUT!! after i googled it,
"hold a coin, stand and face ur back to the fountain, make a wish, throw the coin backwards over your left shoulder into the fountain and ur wish would come true~"
I realized that I thrown the coin with my right hand instead of left =.="
wonder if it still works... haiz...

and we had GELATO at the fountain before we head to next stop
varieties of ice cream, can see it anywer in Itally
it will be great if we came at summer
although is winter now but we still insist to get a taste of it

shhh, tiger dun tell dad about me eating this...

next...
we head to Spanish Steps
meet an old couple, Ah gong and Ah Ma,
apparently old ppl here mostly dont speak english
but they are so friendly, so willing to help us with direction
and we were trying hard to understand
as he point point,
swing swing his hand,
and speaking in Itallian..=.="
and the ah gong was long sighted,
he need to wear TWO specs
when we show him the map..lolx

somehow we manage to get there...
Spanish Steps...
wikipedia says, 138 steps, longest and widest stairway in Europe
information reliable? critical thinking about tat la..AIC students..lolx
blek :P
looks quite ordinary, but is one of the tourist spot...
photos..and cabut...

back to hotel and call it a day...^__^

next morning, breakfast by hotel,
is the same thing~
same breakfast...
and my stomach is the same...=.="
y y, morning stomachache..zzz

after breakfast,
checked out,
get to the train station,
and head for next stop, Venice - water city~ ^_^

-->>ROME, venice and milan<<--

to be continued...
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