*continued (sorry for really late post)
the next day i`m not sure about them now since it has been almost a year since the event, hehe. but what i remember is that we went to lot of places such pantheon, fontana de trevis ( i`m not sure?! it`s fountain of something) and lots of other places throughout rome. but the most oddest thing was when i saw a pyramid in the middle of city ( misplaced?!!) hm, maybe there is some historical value over that. don`t really bother to look for the detail though.
bla.. bla.. bla.. in the end i went back home with a hole in my wallet (broke!) ;P
thanks (sorry no picture, will update later on)
in the train from milan to venice!
first of all, sorry for late update. recently i`m busy with other things. so yeah, let`s continue my journey in italy. as i`ve told before, after milan, all 4 of us boarded a train to VENICE! 3 hours trip by train didn`t bother me that much since the seat was comfortable and the ride wasn`t bumpy, credits to trenitalia :) i spent most of the time playing games and hearing to music and others well... sleeping of course, heheh. we managed to have a meal of luxurious sandwich made by ourselves :D somehow the bread that we bought back in milan have longer expiry date compared to other bread that you could buy in other grocery store. i glanced for a while and i didn`t believe it at first, as it could lasts for more than a month! hm, maybe this kind of bread should be promoted worldwide since we tend to waste bread due to short expiry date.
gardaland??! (garda means police in dublin)
just about to hop off from the train
ah then finally we arrived in venice... or maybe not!! we thought it was venice station but actually it wasn`t, hahaha. thank god ansar asked one of the officer on duty nearby, so we rushed back to our seat ;D but then we realised that the stop was actually kind of close to our rented house. as soon as we got out from venice train station, we saw a spectacular view. it was some kind of romantic blended with mysterious feeling. but hey, we should get ourselves a good rest after a long ride, hehe.
neatly decorated :)
we took a bus and headed to our rented house, very clean and beautifully decorated despite not having television :P hm, eventhough i couldn`t understand most of the words they said but it`s quite enjoyable to watch television in other country. at least i could use internet in the owner`s house, hehe. my room (shared with ansar) was spacier than other rooms, excellent! the rented house even have a kitchen and other cooking tools. that night, we slept early as tomorrow is going to be a fun journey!
first bridge which leads to wonderful journey
beautiful
venice retains its classic look and doesn`t torn by civilization :) i would be pretty upset if all that i saw was tall buildings and technology everywhere. Absolutely loved Venice! if you like ancient architecture and art, you will love this city! As we entered through Piazzale Roma (it`s a central station for buses and taxis) we slowly walked around with a piece of venice`s map in my hand. we headed to San Marco Square as it is the most recommended place for tourist. Along the way, we happened to cross Grand Canal which is the largest canal in venice. i`m amazed with the spectacular scenery! it`s like you are being swallowed by the ancient design :D you could see gondolas here and there, people were busy taking pictures all over the bridge. i didn`t see a reason why a person don`t want to take a picture at that spot, hehe. after that, we walked again..
on the bridge which crosses Grand Canal
still on the bridge
other bridge, but lots of people taking pics here
When I stepped my right foot into San Marco Square it literally took my breath away. at the piazza, first of all we took a lot of pictures! the background of Basilica San Marco was beautiful and the weather seemed to be on our side. this place also has lots of pigeons that you can feed, and i really mean lots. ansar bought a pack of corns from a guy nearby and we started feeding the birds! truthfully the birds were gluttony (not sure whether they`re really starving or just normally behaving that way) but we were having good time playing with them and of course we took lots and lots of pics! i`m sure this would never happens in malaysia, hehehe. a big flock of birds surrounding you all way round sounds too good to be true. it just happens in venice!
Basilica San Marco
playing with birdie!
jump high in the sky!
"Aaaaahhhhh!!!!!!"
after done feeding we walked along the coast... few taxi boats and gondolas passed by. we really want to ride one of those but due to tight budget, we prefer to just watch other people riding it, heheh. in venice, there`s no such thing as cars, motorcycles, MPVs, whatsoever. people will either walk or ride gondola since the road is strictly for pedestrians. besides, lots of bridges which is not plane, but kinda curved upward, to allow boats to pass through. we stopped at many shops, buying few postcards and gifts such as key chains, pashminas and bracelets. some of us even tried out the mask which you could only found in venice! i`m pretty sure you guys know that venice held a mass party annually. during that time, people will wear masks most of the time. i don`t know what`s the historical value from it, better do some research! :) occasionally we stopped by at kebab shop (yes kebab shop) located at Madonna road. the kebab was surprisingly delicious! juicy and tender meat completed with unique sauce made us going crazy of it. during our trip in venice, our lunch or dinner had always been kebab, hehehe.
KEBAB!!!
at park somewhere in venice
pic of us, in front of an art shop
after a tiring day, we headed back home around 8pm. ironically venice also becomes less happening during night, same like dublin. *wonder* at home, we had a nice chat at the kitchen along with having kebab as our dinner (2nd time for that day) before heading to beds. since there`s not much thing to do, we slept early to restore our energy. the next day was pretty much the same with the day before but this time we entered the basilica san marco. sadly, we couldn`t take any pictures despite wonderful artistic value in that building due to respect to the church. the church is still functioning as i saw few people gathered and prayed. mouth must be shutted and stay quiet as much as possible. other than that, it`s practically the same thing we`ve done yesterday.
i have a vision....
a couple and a gondola
in front of a mask/costume shop
the next day, we had to hurry up and catch our flight. we woke up around 4am and packed our things. around 5.20 am, we took a bus from our place and switched to another bus in piazzale roma which will take us to the airport. it was kinda sad to leave venice since we had such a wonderful time there. next stop.... ROME!!!
staring at the wide space :P
so how should i start this, i have lots of things that i want to tell and i`m not sure how to synchronize everything. well, here goes nothing. my friends and i already planned to go visit italy months ago, like since october 2007. we bought flight tickets, booked hotel/rooms and already taken into account anything necessary. last winter holiday was a success with the trip. our journey started on 9th january 2007, precisely 12pm. all four of us took a bus to go to the dublin airport and thank god we bought rambler ticket so we were just charged 3.66euro instead of 7.70euro =). at the airport, as usual we checked in first and then waited for our flight at the stated terminal. eventhough the journey haven`t actually started yet, the girls already busy taking pictures while i was just sitting at the bench calmly, hehe.
before departure, took a snap :)
in the bus from airport to milan city center
our flight was at 3.55pm and scheduled to arrive in MILAN for about 2 and a half hour, surprisingly accurate. would definitely use ryan air again next time eventhough it`s a bit crowded =P we arrived in milan around 7.30pm (local time) from the airport we had to take a bus to the city center. my friend told me that we could simply walk to the hotel, but after we took a closer look at the map and the distance to the city center, we`ve known that it would take at least 2 days walk, hahaha. as we arrived in the city, we walked towards our hotel after asking the nearest passer by. sadly, most of italians could hardly speak english, so it was quite challenging to communicate with them. but look at the bright side, we had the opportunity to learn a few italian words! =D now that`s cool. it was quite confusing to find the hotel as it is quite hidden and using different name. once again we were confused as the owner said that our reservation were cancelled a month ago. luckily, the owner said he has two rooms empty, so we were saved then. personally the hotel was quite ok, despite having unlockable bathroom (the door just won`t lock). overall i would give 2 stars. that night, all of us were suffering from terrible hunger, and to make it worst there`s no convenient store nearby. we walked for a while and we saw something magical and of course.... delicious. it`s McD!! yes! we were saved again! each one of us took fish burger set and gluttony wrapped our humanity, hehehe. ansar took the honour to be the first person finishing the meal within a split second!
well... 6.20euro/approx RM30 for a fish fillet burger set?
after meal, we had a walk outside and saw some spectacular view. the huge rail station was beautifully decorated with neon bulbs and there were few christmas trees at the park in front of the station. due to less people around during night and increased mood after having dinner, we spent time taking pictures! and yeah we even took a picture with the police officers, hehehe. i`m sure they thought that we were nuts, hahaha.
took pic with polizia!! notice one of them turned back, hehe
nice view...
that night everyone headed to hotel with full satisfaction and full stomach of course, hehehe. the next day, we went out for a tour in milan city. first place we headed was duomo. it is a big church, artfully designated. the sight was awesome and somehow reminded me of disneyland castle =P
Duomo!
playing with birds in milan!
in the castle!! very spacy, nice to play skates :)
the best pic of four of us
i don`t know what`s the statue for, just luv taking pic! :)
then , we entered castello sforzesco. as it name sounds, yeah it is a castle. i`m sure it has lots of historical sense in here but we didn`t have much time to go through all of it, just taking lots of pics, hehehe. all in all, that`s all of milan cause the rest are mostly shopping center. milan is well known for its designer and collections. they have lots of expensive stuffs and clothings, probably will mostly suit for shopaholic with lots of money. =P
don`t mess with us!! grrr
in the train, on the way to venice!!
as the night approached, we headed home with tired bodies. the next day, we had a decent breakfast of tuna sandwich made by us in order to save some money ;) . then, we checked out from the hotel and went out. before going to the train station, some of us done few shoppings as the opportunity might not come again. finally, we headed to our next destination by train which was VENICE!
colourful ferris wheel! ;)
TORPEDO PROJECTOR
Resolution: 960 x 240 pixels
Projects up to 72" diagonal
Can project onto the wall or ceiling
Uses standard RCA cables
Headphone jack
Dimensions: 15.75 x 17.25 x 9.25
Weight: 2.5 lbs
Includes stand
my personal comment:
well, it`s rather cheap for an entertainment projector, basically it`s made for kids but hey who cares right? u could project your games or videos at the wall or ceiling and perhaps enjoy yourself watching your pictures of your beloved one on the ceiling before sleep. eventhough the image/video projected is not comparable to other state of the art projectors but in my opinion, satisfied enough for personal use. personal use in this case is when u don`t care much about the quality and preferably just for small audience. the replacement bulb is also very cheap :) (that`s what we wanna know!!) all in all, i would say that if u r not a video geek or very particular about how your image should be projected and wanna save some money, then this is the right choice for you. in the end, u get what u paid for, right? ;)
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