Rome : Vaticano and Piazza Navona

We took a 48hrs ride on the open bus tour. On day2, we had only two stops; the Vaticano and a place which I considered as my favourite spot in Rome, the Piazza Navona. As you know, a hop on hop off bus will make the same loop. As we passed by the same route, I truly enjoyed the panoramic view.. the second time around.

Every cities in Europe has its own charm. Of course they might look the same (at least daripada pandangan mata kita - Asian) , but how they differ from each other is subjective. Terpulang kepada mata hati kita.

  

One slightly regret that we didn't go to Rome most famous flea market, Campo de Fiori ( flower courtyard), an open air market where they sell fruits or everyday supply. I could only imagine bestnya tengok Italian menjual-jual hee. It only opens in morning, but we were already on the way to the Vatican city.

St. Pietro basilica. Claimed as the richest church in the world. wait till the photos inside..

My husband and I couldn't stop relating the site with those in the Angel and Demon scenes. The polizia (police) in Vaticano, the above plaque, the dome, the monuments and just everything yang dalam filem tu haha. And the sky..masa McGregor bawa heli tu kan.

We had to que for the immigration check for entering the church. I don't know if it was just me or anyone else wearing scarf / tudung memang payah sikit bab ni di Europe (had to go through extra checking just because) . But surprisingly not in Vatican. The staff were just ok and nice.

St Peter's basilica is the burial site of the first bishop of Rome, St Peter.

 the statue of St Peter

 interior by Giovanni Paolo Pannini

 St Mary holding his son, sculpted by Michealangelo in a bullet proof glass

Again we used Rick Steves' walking tour on this site. Done the visit, we hop on the bus to Piazza Venezia (again), and walked on to the Pantheon, to the Piazza Navona.

Check this out..cool eh!

 the Pantheon

Inside the Pantheon. As a temple to all gods in ancient Rome. In Roma, semua tempatlah ada 'piazza', or square. The square infront of Pantheon is called Piazza della Rotonda....dimana Aariz jumpa horse hehe..tak takut budak ni.

Walk..walk..walk...and late lunch again. Betapa rindunya nak masak nasi sendiri kalau tengah travel kan. Pizza again..

And finally, we reached Piazza Navona. Saving the best for last for this is the place I found when I googled "romantic things to do in Rome"..hahaha.. And yeah, it was the most outstanding square we've been in the city. A relaxing place and to watch the world go by.

So that was Rome, glad that we made it here. We loved it =)

ohhh ..a photo not to be miss..kenangan di Europe hehe

You know there are lot more stories of Italy yet to be shared. The Pompeii scavi and the lovely Sorrento. Till next entry..

Rome : Trevi fountain and Spanish Steps

After Colosseum, we hop on our bus to Piazza Venezia. From here we walked on to the famous Trevi fountain. Almost all people are carrying a map in Rome. Nampak tak ekonomi pelancongan adalah sangat hebat. A one conclusion I made, betapa runtuhan itu membawa kesejahteraan. Anyway, photos captured along the way to Trevi.

 River Tiber

 Piazza Venezia

 selalu small stall macam ni dijaga oleh Bangladesh atau Chinese

 carrots!

 hmm..on a right direction

the vespa, the Italian lifestyle. A vespa minitures taken at a souvenir shops.

hey, I've collected many fridge magnets. Anyone here like fm too?

And yes, reached the Trevi fountain. Tak pernah terfikir nak sampai sini.. sob sob

 

Hmm..what can I say about Trevi is, it has a romantic ambiance. Despite the crowd, it doesn't take away from its charm but makes it stand out more! Selalu orang lepak2 sini having the gelato (ice cream) tapi saya telah tekad haha, save the best for last for the famous tortofu gelato at Piazza Navona.

So we had a very late lunch on that day. Mummy rasa SANGAT BERSALAH kepada Aariz =( We kind lost our way a bit, nasib baik terjumpa Malaysian girls from Egypt so we just followed her to the halal restaurant. And only realized that it was the very restaurant we were after! An Italian restaurant owned by an egypt man. Alhamdulillah sambil makan tumpang solat =) We had our first pasta and pizza in Italy =)

Erm.. ok je, rasa yang boleh didapati di Malaysia.

 Halal restaurant, Luna Caprese, located at Via Rasella

Aariz and kakak2 pandai ni =)

Biasalah kan kalau ada anak kecil ni, makan boleh berejam2. Kesian juga Aariz sebenarnya..he must've been very tired. We both pun nak rest kejap..and guess what? We were totally forgot about the hop on hop off bus. It only lasts until 4:30 pm je! Haiyo..naik metro lah jawabnya. One thing I dislike about their transportation adalah sangat vandalisme..contengan adalah everywhere and lack of access untuk golongan berkerusi roda, I mean, same goes to yang ada pushchair ni kan. Unlike Barcelona, memang convinient. tak payah turun naik. Elevators are everywhere, senang sangat.

Erk, any Italian reading my blog? hee. So the last point for the day..

The Spanish Steps at Piazza Spagna. So why Spanish? (Macam tau2 pula puji Spain tadi kan) Because it has 138 steps to the residence of Spanish ambassador (1622)

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