Christine's Food and Travel: Europe Trip (Rome, Italy)

11th April 2011
From Florence, we took a train to Rome. I could not recall which train company we took but it cost us around €44.50 (RM200) each. Rome is just about 2 hours away. We arrived at Rome Termini Railway Station, which is the main railway station of Rome.

Our hotel was located in city centre, called Hotel Orlanda. It was near dusk when we arrived. Rome is the capital city of Italy. It is regarded as one of the world's most beautiful ancient cities. I did not see any skyscrapers like the ones back in KL. The buildings there are more from the Classical and Ancient Roman styles.

Different than KL, no?

Crawling trains on the road

The first place we visited was the Colosseum. Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre in the world. The exterior of the Colosseum we see now is actually already collapsed. For more information on the ticket prices and the opening hour, click here [link].

Walking towards it!

Taken before going down to the Colosseum.

Ancient Roman soldier outfit.

The collapsed part of the Colosseum.

We did not enter the building though because it was near closing hour. Around the building we walked and I noticed people still hold functions inside. Nearby the Colosseum is the Palatine Hill. It is one of the most ancient parts of the city. Rome was founded there. Because it was late, we just viewed the hill from afar.