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Festa come fanno i romani!

Party like the Romans do ヅ

I thought to put the party pictures and the picture that doesn't really include any Roman history... just awesome people having an awesome time... in a post of its own. Nice, ey? ヅ

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Picture one: Dear, dear Ben. The coolest Assie with scary likeness with Stifler from America Pie, but most of all Colin Frissell from Love Actually. It's insane! "And I've got a biiiig knooooob" became sort of a standard at the hostel! ヅ

Oh! And that gross thing that he's holding... Vegemite... tastes like... salt, salty crap. But apparently it's "the real deal" back in Aussie land.

Picture two: Em, Me, Ben and Rich at Pop Inn Hostel common room. It was such an awesome hostel!! (I totally fell for the hostel judging by its website! Haha).

Picture three: Rich and Em are chasing pigeons.... Enough said. ヅ

Picture four: Dominique and I at a restaurant close to the Coliseum... Can't remember what it's called or where it is exactly... so... Yah.

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Picture one: Group shot in the common room at the hostel. The staff are the sweetest! They bought snacks for us while we were hanging out there! Good times! ヅ

Picture two: Em and Ben, first stop on our PUB CRAWL! The adorable Claire kept an eye on us all night! ヅ

Picture three: Barclay is enjoying himself! ヅ

Picture four: Ben is showing off his pole dancing skills! He was rocking it hard!

Picture one: At this place I got the yummiest non alcoholic drink I've ever tasted! Yah, that's right! I was sober all night! ヅ

Picture two: Some cops came for a visit, it was all good.. We started a trend by taking pictures with them. They must have felt like Back street boys back in the day or something ヅ

Picture three: Barclay & Roger, two really sweet American guys, and DAMN Barclay could dance!

Picture four: Rich and I and Sophie in the background. Started off with me and Rich, then me, Rich and Sophie...

Picture one: Then me, Rich, Claire, Diego, guy 1 and guy 2 (sorry dudes!)....

Picture two:...Then the whole friggin' gang! AWESOME! ヅ

Picture three: Y.M.C.A ftw! ヅ

Picture four: Awh, chucks, Roger! ヅ

Well, consindering how many pictures I have from this night, and none of them are blurry, I think that is proof enough that I actually WAS sober that night! ヅ

...Then again... I'm allergic to alcohol... so what ya gonna do?

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Continuando con Roma, la città eterna!

Continuing with Rome, the eternal city!

And lets pick up where we left off; The Coliseum!

Picture one: When you've covered the Coliseum you should walk over to Areo di Tito and Palatino, which is included in your Coliseum ticket. his picture is taken from the walk over there. Mighty, ey ? ヅ

Adults: €11, 18-24 years: €6,50, under 18 and over 65 years: Free

The opening hours vary throughout the year, so be sure to check it out before you go!

Picture two: Acro di Tito and Palatino. Walk among amazing ruins! This place is included in your Coliseum ticket and for sure worth a visit!

It's not really marked out what the different ruins once were, so just let your imagination flow! It's more fun that way too ヅ

Picture three: Acro di Costantino, by night! Located on the square by the Coliseum. It's pretty ヅ

Picture four: Sunset at the Coliseum. We were going to a restaurant close by the Coliseum one night and it was an amazing sunset. Rome sure is fantastic!

Picture one: What is there to say ? When in Rome! ヅ Found this on a wall close to the Coliseum!

Picture two: Via Appia Antica. This was the most important road to get to Rome from the south, you know, back in the day. ヅ

We were going to the Catacombs of San Callisto. Among the (more than) 60 catacombs surrounding Rome the Catacombs of San Callisto are particularly important because of its extent and its depth, the large number of tombs, inscriptions and paintings of the diversity and richness, papal crypts and other martyr's crypts.

It was both interesting and boring to be honest! It was kind of creepy going under ground like that, being surrounded by tombs... But the air was very bad down there, and the lady who were supposed to be an English speaking guide... well... Her accent was so terrible, it was almost impossible to hear what she said. I can't remember what we paid for it, but it wasn't worth it. And we weren't allowed to take any pictures under ground OR in the surrounding areas, which was actually quite beautiful.... But at least I could take pictures of Via Appia... ヅ

Picture three: Campo dé Fiori (Field of flowers or the square of flowers). This little cozy square is an open spot between Piazza Farnese and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Before noon every day a market is held here, and it is absolutely worth a visit! They have everything from flowers, meat, fish to fruit and vegetables and pasta, pesto and olive oil! And in the evening it's a cosy place to just hang out and relax.

There are several pubs around too, and there are plenty of people going around wanting you to join them for a Pub crawl - which is awesome by the way (more of that later) ヅ.

And to share some gross history about this place; the square was sometimes used for executions (but the most common execution location in Rome was close to Ponte Sant'Angelo.

Picture four: Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, by night! ヅ

This is a square that hosts four Republican Roman temples, and the remains of Pompey's Theater. It is located in the ancient Campus Martius.

Julius Caesar was killed on the steps of the Theatre of Pompey, and the spot he was believed to be assassinated is in the square.

And there are TONS of stray cats all over that area... F.Y.I ヅ

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Picture one: This is me and my friend Kintu!! ヅ We met 2006 in Kenya! He stayed in the room next door to mine at YMCA hostel! It was so so nice to meet up with him again, and in Rome of all places! ヅ

Kintu, Em, Rich and I went to a great restaurant one evening... And I can not remember what it's called, or even where it is (well, okay, it's in Rome!)... So, sorry! ヅ

Picture two: Rich, Em and I are out and about exploring the city! ヅ

Picture three: Colonna Traiana is a Roman triumphal column, which commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. The structure is about 30 meters (98 ft) in height, 35 meters (125 ft) including its large pedestal.

The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble drums, each weighing about 32 tons.

The freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, that artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians(101–102 and 105–106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern.

Picture four: I took this picture while strolling around in the Sistine Chapel. Gorgeous, huh ? ヅ

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Roma è La Città Eterna

Rome is the eternal city!

As promised; here's some more goodies from my trip to Rome with my friend Em in April this year!
Enjoy! :)



Picture one: Piazza Colonna, which is a big square where the big street Via Del Corso is crossing with Largo Chigi and a bunch of other streets. Second day in Roma, exploring to the MAX! :)

Picture two: Via del Corso: ...Shopping!! Need I say more ?

Picture three: The Spanish steps, designed by Francesco de Sanctis (Italian), funded by a French diplomat and was named The Spanish steps because it is located very close to the Spanish Embassy - Completed in 1725.
And located below the Spanish steps is the boat shaped Baraccia fountain (1627), attributed to Pietro Bernini (the father of famous Gian Lorenzo).
Quite crowded, but I just loved it. I did expect it to be even bigger though, don't know why, but it sure was beautiful!

Picture four: I'm sitting on the very top of the Spanish steps. It was very hot that day, so walking all the way up was an accomplishment! But it's so so worth it. The view is AMAZING!



Picture one: Trattoria Ciro & Ciro - The BEST trattoria in Rome!
You can find Trattoria Ciro & Ciro at Largo Chigi 5. I think their number is: 07474321002.

Picture two: This pizza is called Monte Bianco (€9), and it was so so soooo delicious!!! I could go back to Rome JUST to eat that pizza one more time!!

Picture three: The best getalo italioano in Rome: Gelateria/Caffetteria Mariotti. We read in one of our travel books about another ice cream place, which was famous for its ice cream.. I can't even remember what it's called. We tried it but were not impressed. Mariotti is the place to go!! But be careful when you order! I ended up paying about €8 for that little cup of ice cream (SO worth it though!). I got chocolate and mint. YUMM!
Address: Via Agonale 5/7 (Piazza Navona). Phone number: 06-68136084

Picture four: Piazza Navona. This square is an icon of Rome and is located on the ruins of an antique arena, which was built by Domitiatus 86 a.d. Unfortunately there was a lot of scaffolding here as well, but there's a big fountain located on this square called Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (The fountain of the four rivers; the Nile, Ganges, Danube and Rio de la Plata).
This square is so cozy! There are tons of restaurants to choose from, and as you walk by in the evening the head waiter of the restaurants are calling you, hoping you will dine at their restaurant, with different offers like "first drink free" or "bread basket, no charge"!
Many artist gather at this square, and you can find amazing paintings here!



Picture one: Top row: Emelie, me, Shelly. Bottom row: Richard, Barclay.
This awesome picture belongs to my dear friend Richard Kerr. He's an amazing photographer and such a sweet guy! We met at the hostel Pop Inn while staying in Rome and we spent a lot of time together exploring the Eternal City! :)
This particular evening we decided to explore Rome by night and had so much fun doing it! And Rich could show off his awesome photographer skills!

Picture two: At the Colisseum! It was such a powerful thing to walk around there! But like almost all the rest of the city, even the Colisseum was covered in scaffolding... It's good that they are maintaining it though:)
One thing that really bothered me while I was walking around there was that people had carved in, and written on the walls like "I love this person", "this person loves that person" and things like that, things that you find in public rest rooms.... NOT at the friggin' Colisseum!! People have no respect.

Unfortunately this seems to be all my computer is allowing me to upload at the moment.
More pictures and more momories to come! :)
Ciao!

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Roma ~ Italia ~ 2010

Well, in April this year I went to Rome with my friend and co-worker Em.
We had a blast, and it sure turned out to be an unexpected adventure on our way back!
....Yah, remember the good ol' volcano in Iceland that erupted and interrupted the whole world's flights...more or less anyway...
Yah, we were kind of affected by that.
First our plane was cancelled until the next day... and then the next week...! So yah, we were screwed.
As it happens we both work with trains here in Sweden, so we talked to the train staff on the night train to Münich and fortunatelly I had my work ID with me, and even more fortunatelly we got to go on the train! It was PACKED though. We didn't get any seats until hours later! We got to share the floor with a bunch of other people.
I didn't mind though. Of course I got the worst sinus infection from hell...! Wasn't all that fun... Since it took us like 27 hours to get home.
But then again, to look on the bright side, I was very glad I didn't have to fly with that sinus infection... Just my luck, ey?

Anywho, that was just the last days and our trip home!
Other than that Rome was great!

The weather was really good. A bit cold some days, but not colder than Sweden, so we were totally satisfied :)
We stayed at an AWESOME hostel called Pop Inn which is right next to Termini train station along Via Marsala.

We found Fontana di Trevi. It was so amazing. My favourite spot in the whole of Rome. It was even more beautiful at night...!
And we spent some of the best moments there with some of the coolest people, whom we met at the hostel.
Third picture from the left: Rich, ME, Em and Barclay. MISS YOU guys!!!
Fourth picture: Shelly and I, miss you too, bunches!!

Oh yeah, we went to the Vatican to see Basilica di San Pietro & the Sistine chapel ...And "accidentally" cut in line...First pic will tell you why... It wasn't very well planned though... since we kind of cut the line in the middle of a group of French kids. They were kind of pissed, and didn't mind what so ever letting us know that. Stares says more than a million French words!
We also went to the Vatican the day the Pope himself was there. Can't remember what day it was. But he gives a speach (prayer) once a week for the public. Quite crowded, but totally worth it! :)

Kind of funny really... We were just walking around, and saw a big crown outside of this building and were curious what it was all about... We came from the back, and when we got in we realized it was the Pantheon...!!!
The first pic is just half of the buliding cause ther rest was covered in scaffolding... That is our excuse for not recognizing it ;)
The third pic is the square (Piazza dei Rotonda) by the Pantheon. Beautiful!

Castel Sant'Angelo (In the background of the first picture) by night. Really beautiful. The bridge (Ponte Sant'Angelo, second picture) gave us a beautiful view of the Vatican! (Third picture).

Well, this is all I have energy for tonight!
Stay tuned and you'll get more sneaks from my awesome Rome trip... and up next, LONDON BABY! :)
Nighty night!

2010-09-02 @ 20:36:35 Permalink 2010 Roma Give me a comment (0) Trackbacks ()