2003-Oct-21

after the flight arrived in airport in Rome, I was searching the hostel (from the tourist information counter, get the map and search the place...) and i found this one located in the city centre in Rome.

Ten mins walk to the Colosseo and between two metro station. 20 euro per night - and when i get there was already 8pm at night so i just stay in this one - fair enough. after i settle down things and met a guy in the hostel, we go out together that night for just walk around the Colosseo.
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2003-Oct-22

At the morning I went to the reception in the hostel to complian about the Italian guys were too hot in my room -- and i want to change to stay in another room have some girls inside ( the room i stayed the night before have 3 Italian guys and only ME is a girl, but I didn't except they dare to... ummm.... anyway I had a bf so no way - but they were just too...)

so the guy put me in another room - he said this room have 2 girls and 1 guy - i think they were the same as me (usually young tourist bag packer ) but - ARUMmm, there was a mommy, a daughter and a son. but they were nice.

At the begining the mom didn't talk to me ( she dont speak english ), but after i spoke to her daughter ( 16 years old cute girl ) and the son ( may be 14,5 y.o.) than i know they were Albanian and came to Rome because two kids have to study there. they ( the kids ) speak Italian + Albanian + English and they were still learning some other lanugage ( like Latin and Spanish ). but the mom only speak Albanian and Italian ( so she is ok at Rome but not talk to me )

then i went out myself to Campidoglio and Roman Forum so I passed Colosseo again, and there's really TOO MUCH too see in Rome

I also went to Altare della Patria (or you say Facade of Vittorio Emanuele II Monument), Pantheon ( not the one in Greece! ) and Fontana di Trevi ( very beautiful really ) and some more stuff I really couldn't remember anymore - so many thing to see in Rome.

i really prefer to come to Rome more than go to Milian for the "fashion" which you can see them in Asia ( in the shop!!) and the local Itaian also said Milian is boring too.

I remember my lunch that day was finished in a resturant closed to Altare della Patria. around 10 euro with a salad and drink - if you think its expensive, I will tell you to relax - the salad is so huge and with bread etc - for me i can't finished and you dont need dinner after that.

walked alot in the city that day - i feel like i know Rome very well now!!.

2003-Oct-23

took the metro to go to Vactian.

SO crowded! the metro is very small and the people are so huge! ( keep moaning ) finally i arrived this lovely place, Vatican.

Its was raining very bad at the begining, the food were REALLY expensive and have to queue up forever to entre the Vactican Museum. i finally see this drawing I really want to see in real - the Michael Angelo's drawing at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel : - I was about to cry! read many Art History book and really want to see this one - when you know the story behind will be more great. all the others painting also make me really happy too ( why ? ) the famous one (also Last Judgement, the school of Athens .. etc ) and non-famous one.

not only painting but alot of sculpture too ( again )---the St. Peter's Church looks really magnificent. after that i walked back to Rome and saw alot of interesting things on the street.

2003-Oct-24

breakfast at a resturant next to the Colosseo ( i choose the outdoor-seat as the weather is perfect ), then started to walk again - the photos on the right you can see a face-sculpture, this is the Wall Sculpture at Bocca Della Veriata. this is older than your great-grandma i'm sure.
keep walking to visit more things afterwards ...