Suggestions gladly taken for new titles - you'd think after working with Allen and Jamos for so long I'd have puns coming out of of my ears but apparently not...
The good news is I've finally reached that point when I know whether I'm paying too much for food. The bad news is that I've worked it out through endless trial and error and now have €6 left. But never fear, my bankcard is here and I only withdrew enough for Rome anyways so I think I've done pretty well budget wise.
I spent most of yesterday wandering around the streets, looking for the Trevi Fountain (and failing miserably) and had planned to visit the Vatican today... except being the 1st of May, it's a national holiday in Italy and most of Europe. So it's not open. Instead, for a change, I spent the day wandering the streets, looking for the Trevi Fountain... and this time I found it :o)
I've tried to upload photos but it's not working here for some reason so keep an eye on this space and I'll try again later...
I also had lunch at this great little place where they spoke no English and we somehow muddled our way through conversations. People keep apologising for their bad English but it's much better than my pathetic Italian.
I've also started to realise that I'm not going to be able to visit everywhere I want to go - particularly the Amalfi coast, the Abruzzi Nat. Park and the deep south... it's going to be a stretch anyway so I'm thinking I'll come back for a second swing during winter, when I'll be glad to be around the mediterranian.
Long post. Am missing everyone a bit - haven't met any Australians in Italy yet, I'm sure they're around somewhere... but thats all good - had a great chat with a Argentian and Mexican y'day, with the Mexican interpreting for us both.
Hope you're all safe and happy. I'm heading to Napoli tommorrow (which is near Pompeii and Capri, south of Rome) so will write again from there.
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
On the Rome again
NB - I wrote a post yesterday but for some reason it wouldn't post, hence the double posting today.
The sun has finally come out here, it was raining all morning so I bought an English newspaper and ate pizza. I've managed to muddle my way through things - most people speak enough english to understand me and I know enough Italian to know when the retailer shouts 'Due Due' at me he wants €2.20 which is helpful. And I can ask how much things are, which isn't as useful.
I'm not feeling great at the moment, I've got a head cold which makes wandering around the museums ect. pretty tiring. I was in bed by 8:30 last night and am still tired today. But will go drink more coffee and be shouted at a few more times and I'll be fine.
Well, now that it's nice weather again I guess I'll continue strolling along to the Trevi Fountain since the Shelly-Keats museum near the Spanish steps is shut. Hope everyone is well back home, I'm starting to miss your voices.
The sun has finally come out here, it was raining all morning so I bought an English newspaper and ate pizza. I've managed to muddle my way through things - most people speak enough english to understand me and I know enough Italian to know when the retailer shouts 'Due Due' at me he wants €2.20 which is helpful. And I can ask how much things are, which isn't as useful.
I'm not feeling great at the moment, I've got a head cold which makes wandering around the museums ect. pretty tiring. I was in bed by 8:30 last night and am still tired today. But will go drink more coffee and be shouted at a few more times and I'll be fine.
Well, now that it's nice weather again I guess I'll continue strolling along to the Trevi Fountain since the Shelly-Keats museum near the Spanish steps is shut. Hope everyone is well back home, I'm starting to miss your voices.
Rome, sweet Rome
Lessons I have learnt so far:
1. Getting drunk at the pub the night before an overnight train ride is not a good idea.
2. Neither is getting on said train without any food or water because of 1.
3. Neither is not checking which station said train leaves from and then frantically racing around London, missing out on breakfast and making 2. much worse.
4. French people are not rude, in fact they are lovely, but they expect everyone to speak French or understand French or generally be French.
Finally arrived in Roma this morning after the overnight train from Paris, which was great. Dumped my bags, had a quick shower and then caught the Metro to the Colloseum. It's pretty impressive- you walk out of the tube station (which is nothing special) and run smack into this amazing building.
Wandered around there for a while and visited Palatine Hill, which is where the Emperors built their respective palaces (except of course for our crazy friend Nero, whose palace took up the area where the Colloseum now is plus Palatine Hill).... and I am aware I am spelling colloseum wrongly but meh... anyway, it's a gorgeous area and so peaceful. You're in the middle of Rome but all you can hear are birds. And tourists. But I'm beginning to think that no-one actually lives in Europe, they're all just tourists that never left.
Anyway, will have to do because people are looking anxiously at the sole computer in this hostel (which I love, but more on that later, I'm about to be thrown to the floor...
1. Getting drunk at the pub the night before an overnight train ride is not a good idea.
2. Neither is getting on said train without any food or water because of 1.
3. Neither is not checking which station said train leaves from and then frantically racing around London, missing out on breakfast and making 2. much worse.
4. French people are not rude, in fact they are lovely, but they expect everyone to speak French or understand French or generally be French.
Finally arrived in Roma this morning after the overnight train from Paris, which was great. Dumped my bags, had a quick shower and then caught the Metro to the Colloseum. It's pretty impressive- you walk out of the tube station (which is nothing special) and run smack into this amazing building.
Wandered around there for a while and visited Palatine Hill, which is where the Emperors built their respective palaces (except of course for our crazy friend Nero, whose palace took up the area where the Colloseum now is plus Palatine Hill).... and I am aware I am spelling colloseum wrongly but meh... anyway, it's a gorgeous area and so peaceful. You're in the middle of Rome but all you can hear are birds. And tourists. But I'm beginning to think that no-one actually lives in Europe, they're all just tourists that never left.Anyway, will have to do because people are looking anxiously at the sole computer in this hostel (which I love, but more on that later, I'm about to be thrown to the floor...
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