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I always liked fountains!

And this is the Trevi Fountain! We walked a lot to get here (walked all over Rome) and stayed there until sunset (9pm)

Sun is setting!

There were A LOT of people but I was trying my best to crop them out of my pic.

That's the end of Rome! Next post on Pisa and Florence! :)

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Have you seen this castle before? I just googled because I forgot the name and it's called

Castel Sant' Angelo

This Fortress was built as a mausoleum for the Emperor Hadrian (AD130-139), but it has also been a prison and a papal residence. It was used by former Popes who absconded there for protection in times of danger. There has been a covered passageway which still connects Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican.

Read more here!

You get to go to the top and see a bird's eye view of the surrounding areas. Truly beautiful! And it's pretty hard to walk around a castle with all that stone on the floor. I tripped a few times and I was wearing shoes!

Taken before we went into the castle.

Of course admission is not free but it's soo beautiful!

From the view above.

I just love Rome architecture.

and this is my prized shot! see the rays? That's the Vatican. God's watching over us all :)

Always liked going to castles because you get to see how they prepare for a war. :) Only started liking castles after Lord of the Rings so thanks to that :)

Drinking water again!

This is one of the squares the locals hang out at! It was evening and there was lots to see!

Performances and all!

Next post will be up tomorrow on the Trevi Fountain! It's gorgeous!

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The Vatican is so beautiful and we went there on a Sunday.. A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE THERE! And you could see people carrying their flags, from switzerland, america etc. God is everywhere!!

I really felt connected and proud to be a Catholic the whole time I was in Italy. There were soo many churches and even though I was with my friends who were christian, the bible is kinda different and I don't know I just felt more appreciative of everything even though I've never read much of the bible OOPS :X

Look at the flags!

This is St Peter's Basilica. It's soo grand and amazing architecture! A place on everyone's bucket list please.

can you imagine they hold masses here? It's huge. Let me show you another picture for perspective.

And yes if you enlarge the picture, that's all people. They look so tiny!

I took soo many photos inside but I don't think you guys want to see all of it right? Because you're going there anyway. :P

Recognise this?

It was soo hard to get shots it was really crowded. This is St Peter holding the key to heaven :) Let's hope he lets us pass and we'll all be in heaven together!

If I remember correctly, inside contains the remains of St Peter! And I wasn't supposed to take a photo of this but stealth! :D

Vatican guards! Their uniform reminds me of the Hunchback of Notre Dame!

We were soo lucky we managed to catch a procession!!

There's really too much to see and photos don't do it justice at all!

so that's the Vatican! :)

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On our second day in London, Ants wanted to catch an ACJC choir concert, and I met my friend Mark there who was performing!

credits to Stephanie for the photo.

They were really good and their conductor was really expressive. Could spot some mistakes though but hoho it's only a performance not a competition :)

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What wall is this and why is it so famous? Check back often to get your answer! :)

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Did you guys know that Bata is like their Charles & Keith in Europe?

I also tried this burger in Macs because it was the cheapest haha. Turned out to be quite yums. Chicken is more expensive there (we guessed) because a Mcchicken is soo ex there.

Some night shots I took!

can't decide which is the nicest.

HEHE. This was my breakfast spread in Rome. Wasn't too bad, but as the trip progressed we were treated to ham and scrambled eggs so this was alright :D

And a quick shot of me filling water from a fountain. IT IS CLEAN.

IMO the water from the Vatican tastes better than the other parts of Rome :X

Psychological? Haha. Next post will be on the Vatican, I'm sure you guys will be excited to see how gorgeous it is!

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Wonder why Ghis and I were posing like this? Wait for my Disneyland post :P
Credits to Gloria for the pic!

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What smile is this? It's called The Royal Smile. A term I coined myself and used quite often during the trip.

What is it about? Come back soon and I'll be telling you all about it, as well as pictures from other parts of Italy. You know you can't wait to see them too! :D

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First advice. Never, take photos with a Gladiator at the Colosseum. They charge extravagant prices! My friends and I had to pay 20 EUROS PER PERSON for our photos. And I had another friend telling me that she paid 40 EUROS PER PHOTO and she took TWO PHOTOS so she paid 80 EUROS. That's ridiculous.

Should've really killed him.

Anyway the queue for the Colosseum was kinda long. But we finally got to go in.

A pretty building.

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So we arrive in beautiful rome and we get cheated of our money on the first night. Great start.

The next day, after feeling a bit better from the prospect of claiming some money from insurance, we had quite a good breakfast which lifted my moods.

and i really felt happier!

swearing by lipstick now.

the architecture is just brilliant. wonder how many people and how long it took to build just ONE building. let alone one church. geez.

best thing about rome is that you don't have to spend money on clean water. sure you can't DRINK their TAP water but there are many fountains along the way and the locals are drinking from it. so we drank too.

the first basilica we entered. please note that you cannot wear sleeveless tops or shorts or berms or slippers to basilicas. no hats either. it's strictly rude and forbidden.