Buongiorno!

aaahhhh....Rome! Yes, we visited Rome for 4-5 days last week. What can I say...it's was one of the most enlightening experience. We walked, and walked, and walked till our feet were about to fall off. We ate pizzas and pastas and gelato everyday!!

It was a very humbling experience when we realised that we were walking on the grounds that the apostle Paul had walked on two thousand years ago. We saw ruins and remains that dated back to Jesus' time, sometimes older! Wow.

Day #1

San Giovanni






















































Walking around...look what we discovered!








Aquaduct dating back to Jesus time....















Colosseo



















































On the way to Fontana di Trevi Dylan got to excited in discovering a Mickie D where he knows for sure he can get a good and honest to goodness cup of beverage for a reasonable price!












Fontana di Trevi (3 coins in the fountain...) :-)








Dinner @ the flat








Day #2

The Forum









The Palatine






















Vatican City - St. Peter's Basilica























































Streets of Rome and a funny sign in a toilet near the Vatican City :-)















The Pantheon












Sant' Ignazio di Layola - the church was built by Cardinal Ludovisi in 1626 in honour of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus and the man who most embodied the zeal of Counter Reformation.


















Random Church we walked in celebrated Halloween in a strange way...












Pinocchio dolls everywhere! How cute....I suppose since he was carved from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village...it only made sense.












Dinner out next to Republica Metro station












Day #3

Scala Santa - the holy staircase. The 28 steps, said to be those that Christ ascended in Pontius Pilate's house during his trial, are suppose to have been brought from Jerusalem by St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine.












Piazza Di Spagna - Spanish Steps (Spanish Steps) + shopping (break from sight seeing!)+a visit to high-end Italian Mickie D




















Day #4

Dylan started the Day with a traditional haircut from a fine old Italian man who do not speak a word of English! Haircut style was communication by mere hand gestures! Very brave of Dylan! The man spent a good 10 minutes (includes talking time) perfecting the old style parting (see picture)!












Vatican Museum - Pope Mobile
























Vatican Museum












































































































Pit Stop in Dublin (transit) for 5 hours....so we roamed around Dublin and met up with a friend.








Malaysian restaurant in Dublin??? Dublin has come a long way since I last visited it about 5 years ago!