Friday, October 12, 2012

Roma

This was my 2nd visit to Rome but this time round,i am my hubby's tour guide!We reached Rome in the noon and was eager to check into the hotel.However, due to an unexpected requirement of must have passport as ID for check-in, it prolonged our check-in.(In other places in italy which we went previously,there was requirement of needing a passport as ID for check-in).

After settling the mess,we took the super rickety old elevator up to L5 to dump our luggage.Our first destination was Trevi Fountain as at 3pm we booked a Colosseum tour.The tour was very informative and we were told to remember that Amphitheater Flavin is the real name of Colosseum.At the end of the 40min tour,we took some great pictures before heading to the Palatine hill to see ruins and thereafter, the roman forum to see more ruins. It would have been great to have a tour guide(but we did not get one).Hence, we walked aimlessly & took random photos everywhere.

There after, we walked to the church where the mouth of truth was located.There was a long queue outside the church, and i was so grateful that we managed to reach our turn for some snap shots.
We visited the spanish steps which was in the heart of the city with lots of branded shops!( shopping street!).There were no eatery places nearby so we decided to walk to HRC for a hearty dinner.

On the 2nd day & our last day in Rome, we took a cab to the vatican city.Again,we heeded the trip advisor reviews and pre-booked the tickets to skip the queue!(very worth it).After the visiting the sistine chapel,we headed to the St Peter's Basilica. It was a tough climb compared to the Pisa tower due to the steep and narrow stairs.We took some great pictures before heading down to St Peter's Basilica itself.
We also visited the PO to post some postcards from there.

After that,we headed to  Navona Square and had lunch there before heading to our last destination,Pantheon.We dropped by Trevi fountain again before embarking on our return journey to Milan.

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