It was no joke when I heard from the Italian couple back in Doolin telling us Rome is HOT! It was tiring traveling to Rome, then looking for our hostel. The staff there had a bad attitude; the kitchen opens late and closes after a while; you have to pay internet there, M&J Hostel is the name. Well, that made us hate Italy.
Anyway, once we settled our things, we went sightseeing. Rome is all about ruins, which we got a lot indeed! Visited the Colosseum, Roman forums and the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (too bad we didn't have the time to explore).
Romulus and Remus, legendary founder of the city.
Roman Forums
13 Sept 2010 - Vatican City to Venice
The next day we head out for Vatican City. (missed the pope yesterday...) Visiting St Peter's Basilica, making us visit 2 of 4 major basilica in Rome. (we wandered unknowingly to St Mary Major the day before) We too wandered unknowingly to Trevi Fountain, the largest baroque fountain in the world. Then we head out in the afternoon for Venice.
St Peter's Basilica
Reaching Venice at night, there is nothing much to see. One thing of note is that there are many Asians there. Again, by 2 companions insisted on eating Chinese food again, so we went to a overpriced Chinese restaurant where the owner charged us with table fees.
14 Sept 2010 - Venice
The next day we took a ride in the ferry for the canals. (cheaper alternative to gondolas) Missed the churches in Venice too, mostly due to the lack of interest of my 2 other companions. In the afternoon, we left for Switzerland! To sum up Italy, we had a bad experience there; but I would go again, especially Rome, and maybe together with Naples in the future.
Venice is about Gondolas, although we did not ride them.
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