Aug 14, 2009

Europe 2009: Day 01

Itinerary: Colosseum, Palatine Hills, Roman Forum, Il Vittoriano (Victor Emmanuel Monument), Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Trilussa
Food: Panini (Sandwich), Gelato (Ice-cream), Spaghetti and calde calde (donut with warm Nutella sauce)
Transport: The Metro and walking
Total hours out: 10am - 2am (16 hours)
Highlights of the day:
  • Kena 'conned' by a fake "Caesar" of 5 euro for photos outside the Colosseum.. :x
  • Had gelato at one of the recommended shops, Della Palma.. :)
  • Learned to cross the roads, the Roman way.. :P
  • Had a good pasta dinner at Rossopomodoro (means Tomato Red in Italian) with Sarah's Italian friend, Gianluca. :)
  • Walked from Colosseum to Piazza Trilussa after 10pm. :x
  • Rested at a small park in the middle of the night..one of us took a nap while the one checked emails using some hotel's wireless network.. :x :x


The famous Colosseum of Rome

Palatine Hills

Roman Forum

Il Vittoriano (Victor Emmanuel Monument)

Pantheon

Piazza Navona

Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone

Fontana di Trevi


More photos here

1 comment:

§nóflèk said...

wah you remembered the name of the dessert we had at rosso pomodoro?!
good thing you wrote the "factual" parts, can link to yours ya ^.^