Blogging from Italy: Day 02 – Vatican City
Linda and me, we both woke up early and went downstairs to get our morning treat of latte.
Linda and me having our lattes
Later, as planned yesterday, we went to visit the Vatican City. We walked to the Roma Termini (Bus & Train Terminal) and took bus No. 40 to the Vatican City. We bought our tickets (€1 each) from a news stand nearby the termini. The owner of the stand noticed that we speak Malay and spoke “satu, dua” to us. We were very surprised and asked how did he knew the language. He said he can speak a few. That is so good to know! Hidup Bahasa Melayu!!! 1Dunia!
The termini is the one in middle. I wanted to take picture of the guy who speaks Malay but we were so in a hurry to catch the bus!
The bus ride was a pleasant one and we hop off the last stop and had to walk about 10 minutes to the St. Peter Square. It was a pleasant walk as well..we weren’t sweating at all!
St. Peter Square
St. Peter Basilica
Linda with her favourite angels
A Vatican City winged permanent resident
After Vatican City, we went to the Fontana de Trevi (Trevi Fountain). The Trevi fountain was the setting for an iconic scene in Federico Fellini’s film La dolce vita starring Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni. Part of the fountain is replicated at the Italy Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, USA.
A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. I did not throw a coin, i want to go elsewhere next! lol!
Just right in front of the fountain, we found two interesting men…
a funny man and a chestnut man
Not far from the fountain, along Via Delle Muratte, we found a group of watercolor artists selling original paintings of Rome.
Later, we try to make our way to Palazzo de Quirinale (current official residence of the President of the Italian Republic) on the Quirinal Hill, the tallest of the seven hills of Rome, but we got lost. We walked about two hours but still couldn’t find the place.
Lost in Rome
But worry not, it was a pleasant lost! Haha! We got to see interesting buildings along the way. We later had our lunch and returned to the hotel. Tomorrow we’ll be going to the morning market at 7am and checking out of the hotel at 10am and later take a train to Bologna. Maybe…maybe we’ll do Florence after that if we’re not to tired.
Till tomorrow, buonanotte! (goodnight in Italian)
36 Comments
Mariuca
chop
Mariuca
Woo hoo I love dat chestnut man pic and Lost in Rome… I wouldn’t mind being lost in Rome with B.. how romantic! Have fun! 🙂
soulie
Syioknyer pegi Rome! Have fun K.Emila =)
emila
🙂
emila
wohoo!! bila dah sesat tu, you go and sit at any cafe (macam cendawan!) and have coffee! bliss!
emila
syiok,soulie!!
cata
Emila!!!! Benvenuta in Italia!
What a pleasure to see your Rome’s photos
Have a wonderful trip.
Cata, from Pistoia – Italy
zari
you are in Italy…that’s awesome! hope you enjoy your trip! love the pictures!
unlisted_one
gasp!!
Vatican city!! I suka tempat2 mcm ni, historical.
Tak tau bila boleh sampai kak emi..huhu
LadyJava
woohooottttt.. eh i rasa macam i kat sana with you lah Emila..heheheh
macam minum teh tarik jer tu.. lol!
Fida Abbott
Have fun in your days in Italy, Emila.
Claudette
woow Emila… great pictures, enjoy your stay and good luck for the book as well!! :))
bluecrystaldude
WOW! Lawanya..! Ee I must go there someday! Amazing buildings! I adore European architecture the most! Have fun in Italy kak Emila
anny
woooooooooooooooooooooo.. bestnyoooooooooooooo.. love the pics.. esp the one Lost in Rome 😀 enjoy urself Emi… and take lotta lotta pics
Oldstock
I see that you are well prepared with good walking shoes. Seeing that Vatican pic reminds me of the Pink Panther movie, when Steve Martin appeared on the balcony dressed as the Pope.
I did throw a coin into the Trevi fountain… but I’ve never been to Rome again since all those years.
Khemy
chewah..gambar last tu..
ida
Mahal tak original painting tu?
Nessa
Best, best… suka all these fotos!! 😀 Suka la tengok pose you dok kat tangga tuu .. hehe
Adrian
Hi Emila! Wow Rome looks so lovely and you take great pictures to share with your wonderful experience. Cheers!! or should I say Arrivederci
marvic
kak emi..best nyer dpt gi vatican city…must be a bliss tooo…
marvic
pose cover line bila dah tersesat….hahaha
blinkky
I can see in your face…You really enjoy your vocation =)
ayu
Bestnya..gambar2 pun cantik. Harap sampai gak satu hari nanti. aminn 🙂 Have a wonderful trip kak emi!
mazny
“I didn’t throw a coin, I want to go elsewhere,” Hahaha…
mazny
I would do the same. Banyak lagi tempat lain nak jalan, kan?
mazny
Hahaha, komen ini pun kelakar. Kiranya, sia-sia saja buang coin dalam kolam tu, ya uncle?
mazny
Wah, puas hati dapat minum latte gelas besar macam tu! I want, I want, I want!:P
mazny
Kak Emi, next time, ambil gambar bakery pula. Mesti cantik juga.
Audra
Throwing coin in foundation concept is too good.
emila
Yes, indeed. 🙂
jaja
that was awesome sis…
this is late question but better late than never.. hehehe
how was rome?
did u came here for holiday or doing some business?
Lya
Suka baca entry ni…lovely
Lya
Love latte.. Kak Em, sy pun suka coffee n latte. Selalu date dgn hubby kt airport depan umah ni..
imaisha
suka sangat tgk all those paintings of Rome.. cantiknyaaa.. nak satu! hihi.. 😀
imaisha
haha.. ayat ni mmg lawak.. but I would definitely do the same, kak Em 😉
imaisha
gaya chestnut man tu mcm nak suruh kak Em beli je.. 😉