Jun 03, 2003 11:41 PM
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(Updated Jun 03, 2003 11:41 PM)
This was one of the places I instantly fell in love with. As a student from Paris we flew into Italy with Airlibexpress. You can check their sites and get these cheap tickets to Italy. Rome was our last stop in Italy. And the longest. Ans the best.
We had booked this youth hostel which is really close to the station. The place was cheap and decent. And for one euro they would give you free dinner of Pasta and Pizza.
And free internet!
Roma is beautiful when u can simply pick a map and walk around it. You'll need a lot of energy but then, what the hell, there are so many piazzas and fontains that u'll never be really tired. The fontain de trevi is the famous wishing fountain of Rome. The legend says that if u throw in one coin u'll come back to rome and if u throw in two, ull find true love.
Rome is best seen by bus. And the first place to go is the colosseum. You have to go to this place both by night and by day. Coz the lighting is too spectacular to miss in the night and you cant go in then .
Take a trip to the vatican and the friendly free guides there will give you an enthusiastic lecture on the history fo the place.
While you are there eat only pizza and pasta and ice cream. And dont forget to buy leather products. Shoes are the best there.
The italian people are a little loud like us, indians. So we r very comfortable there. Stock up on film coz this place has so much history to offer. Walking through the streets you could almost imagine urself in a place where people fought wars hundreds of years back. you will feel like ceaser..and you will feel like going back again.