italy ~ rome . vatican city

date: 20-28 may 2012

weather: spring 20-29'C

currency: RM 4.03 = euro 1.00

 
ITALY ♥♥ ~~~ The dream vacation.

with almost 5years i've plan to come to this country.... I knew from the start I had to make the most of this beautiful country. I stretched my vacation to the maximum number of days that I could at this moment, wishing I could have stayed another two weeks. But what I did see, what I did experience, was an incredible collection of experiences and stories and sites and foods and wines and people. A collection that made this vacation the best I’ve ever taken. And put Italy in my mind and my heart forever. I used to look at a map and see the booted country and wonder what it would be like to visit this thriving place, filled with fashion, food, wine, history, and aggressive men.
What would the Leaning of Tower of Pisa look like in person? How big is the Colosseum? How amazing is the Sistine Chapel? Do Italian men really pinch your ass? What does Venice really smell like? Is the wine in Tuscany as good as they say? Will the food be as amazing as we are led to believe? I was relieved, and pleased, and surprised at what was true, what wasn’t true, and what I experienced.....
 

colosseum : the largest amphitheatre during the roman empire, built in 70-80 AD...

a UNESCO world heritage site!

my best italian crazee favourite: cafe macchiato • rome, italy

( the swiss chocolates are also very very nice ! )

italian pizzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ~ sooOooo delicious !! so crispy !!

28/5/2012: ITALY ITALY ♥ ~~~ I'm home with so many happiness to share.....It is always my dream to get hook up in a place that don't speak the language that I know...always dream to be treated like a STRANGER..like a real TOURIST...and i FELT SO when i was in ITALY .... i bumped into a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE in every 100 steps while walking around Rome ♥ ~ the city is sooOo beautiful ~
oooh man...d feeling is fantastic..~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Trevi Fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome... so i did it too ~ 

spanish steps, rome - the longest & widest staircase in all europe. super crowded........ u can spend your day sitting down here dozing off one whole day .........

view from spanish steps.... the road across is a street full of branded stores... 

GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON, PRADA etc...!

vatican city

the smallest independent state in the world by both area and population.vatican city is a land-locked sovereign city state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of rome.

Sistine Chapel (Capella Sistina), where we were told not to talk, not to take pictures, and not hover too long. this picture is Michelangelo’s amazing ceiling fresco and The Last Judgment.  The chapel itself was built between 1475 and 1483. Instead of the original 12 figures of the apostles that the pope had suggested for the ceiling, Michelangelo painted more than 3,000 in the nine paintings from the Old Testament. These paintings represent the stages of creation, Adam and Eve's temptation and fall, and Noah and the Deluge...

st. peter's basilica

after leaving the museum we continue our visits to St Peters Basilica, the largest church in the world with the largest dome in Europe, and truly one of the most impressive churches I've ever seen. Named for Saint Peter, the first Pope, this massive church was built between 1546 & 1564 ~

vatican city <3 ~ There is a large public square outside Saint Peter's Basilica

the coffee... who made my day after a tiring tour........