Rome 20 March Friday

the Spanish Steps
in Spagna, the Spanish area
this, is a scooter.. according to the free tour! i thought the guide Stefano was really informative.. was a one and half hour walking tour starting from the Spanish Steps, ending at the Trevi fountain, at 5.30pm everyday

the granduer of Rome!
the Trevi fountain.. I don't know what's wrong with me but i didn't make a wish :( anyway the only thing you can wish for is to come back to Rome again, but that's a pretty good wish

the wedding cake.. Stefano said not to call it the wedding cake

Florence 19 March Thursday, with Pisa in the middle: Florence

under the Tuscan sun

Ponte Vecchio!!!
Florence was really really nice.. was a pity we only spent a day there, well kinda only a night coz we arrived in the afternoon and then spent the afternoon and evening travelling to Pisa and back

and had our first real Italian meal here as well, man was so good, had it somewhere near the Uffigy gallery area

bronze replica of the Statue of David, at Piazza Michelangelo

aahhh.. the Florence nightscape is really nice, and not just from the Piazza Michelangelo either

Duomo the next morning.. didn't have time to check out the museums, one of which is the Academia, where the real Statue of David is situated, which came suggested by a friend to go visit

last sights of Florence before the 10.50am train to Rome

Florence 19 March Thursday, with Pisa in the middle: Pisa

the leaning tower of Pisa haha

Milan 18 March

Duomo

inside the Duomo

shopping gallery.. we are in Milan

castle

so-called river

on the train on the way to Florence the next morning

i really do like taking trains

Italy pics are all taken from friend

i think i'm gonna be suffering from severe gelato withdrawal

that's from the week that was just spent in italy, 18-24march

destination: Milan-Florence-Rome-Venice

unfortunately, camera phone went out on me the moment i touched down in Milan, Bergamo airport

will try to get pics from other sources

more hopefully soon

an interlude

when my sister came over for the weekend, last last weekend

candyshop at the train station, where i used to pass by everyday when i was still in the youth hostel, in a not-so-distant past

school library, and the pierced beetle of an anomaly, in the square where Friday morning markets are held

exploring Leuven in a way i haven't in a long time.. i really like it

an interlude - Ghent Saturday 7 March

Ghent

my camera ran outta battery right about the middle of the day

park

ginormous geese that came at us for food

botanical gardens from the outside
this is Ghent according to the attractions on the Use-It map.. and this is supposed to be the most beautiful tree

and accordingly, its glamour shot

the most beautiful building, if i didn't read wrongly
vintage shop

wanted to get a "Roomer", a drink supposedly not available elsewhere and unique to Ghent, to get "the Ghent feeling", but didn't

pancakes.. with egg, and with applesauce..
pancake house

where we overheard this elderly gentleman talking on the phone telling someone he was standing on a bridge next to two Japanese girls

people making coffee on boats

castle!
where i got in for free even though i ain't 19 no more! sometimes it pays to just shut up and let them think whatever

view from the top of the castle.. the rest of the castle was pretty cool too, though a lot of parts were restored and touristy/museumy, and learnt about how they used to torture people too
new age damsel in non-distress

and this was where my phone ran outta battery.. anyway the rest of the time in Ghent was exploring the castle, and then in a medieval neighbourhood that is really maze-like, exploring the town centre, going into a few vintage shops, and then a hearty dinner