Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Rome!!
So I went to Rome by myself today!! Amazing I know...I'd never go to a city by myself in England.
I got the train at half eight and was in Rome by ten, I managed to successfully navigate the metro system, which by the way is no where near as complicated as London and Paris as there are only 2 lines that run through (around actually) the centre.
First I went to Piazza Navona to the christmas market it was more for families with small children, lots of sweets and toys, a few very touristy stalls but no craft stalls like I was expecting :(
Then I went to the vintage bit of a Rome, a road called Via del Governo Vecchio and found an Irish Pub but I'll get to that later...
I then got lost a few times wandering around random streets but not lost in a sense of "oh no I'm lost ahhh" more in a sense of I have no idea where I am or where I'm going which was really nice I got to see lots of random streets and shops and also walk past the pantheon about 3/4 times! So I now know this area quite well hehe.
I went to an exhibition of Georgia O'Keefe which was really interesting and then had an espresso in the cafe there and got a free cake, the barman was this really friendly old man and kept chatting to me, I didn't want to leave!
I went back to the Irish Pub after wandering some more and had ROAST BEEF AND MASHED POTATO and Magners of course, the waiter made me have a pint, he like "you can't be an Irish pub and not have a pint that's disgraceful, you'll have to have a pint" in an Irish accent and all, most of the people there were American so it was to be surrounded by so many English speakers.
After I went shopping, to the vintage shops and bought a handbag, you can't live in Italy and not buy an Italian leather handbag lol, and then to Zara one of the few shops in Rome I know and bought a green top with long sleeves, very sensible for winter :) and then I went back to Piazza Navona, more by accident than design. After I just wandered some more and then got the train home at 4.30.
Here is my handbag and also the Trevi Fountain, I found it again eventually on my way back to the metro...
I got the train at half eight and was in Rome by ten, I managed to successfully navigate the metro system, which by the way is no where near as complicated as London and Paris as there are only 2 lines that run through (around actually) the centre.
First I went to Piazza Navona to the christmas market it was more for families with small children, lots of sweets and toys, a few very touristy stalls but no craft stalls like I was expecting :(
Then I went to the vintage bit of a Rome, a road called Via del Governo Vecchio and found an Irish Pub but I'll get to that later...
I then got lost a few times wandering around random streets but not lost in a sense of "oh no I'm lost ahhh" more in a sense of I have no idea where I am or where I'm going which was really nice I got to see lots of random streets and shops and also walk past the pantheon about 3/4 times! So I now know this area quite well hehe.
I went to an exhibition of Georgia O'Keefe which was really interesting and then had an espresso in the cafe there and got a free cake, the barman was this really friendly old man and kept chatting to me, I didn't want to leave!
I went back to the Irish Pub after wandering some more and had ROAST BEEF AND MASHED POTATO and Magners of course, the waiter made me have a pint, he like "you can't be an Irish pub and not have a pint that's disgraceful, you'll have to have a pint" in an Irish accent and all, most of the people there were American so it was to be surrounded by so many English speakers.
After I went shopping, to the vintage shops and bought a handbag, you can't live in Italy and not buy an Italian leather handbag lol, and then to Zara one of the few shops in Rome I know and bought a green top with long sleeves, very sensible for winter :) and then I went back to Piazza Navona, more by accident than design. After I just wandered some more and then got the train home at 4.30.
Here is my handbag and also the Trevi Fountain, I found it again eventually on my way back to the metro...
Thursday, 1 December 2011
New pet and Xmas...
My new pet ( I found him dead this morning, after living on my window sill for a week)
and my army of santas - advent calender I made :)
(there are only 16 cos that's how much longer I'm here for!!)
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