Showing posts with label gondola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gondola. Show all posts

Saturday, June 12, 2010

21st Day

The Conquest of Roma..

Wahaha..today we covered all of Roma..wow..besar..and penat giler..but exciting...i get to visit Colleseum..haha..x penah2 imagine get to visit here..so yeah..wow..happy to see it..but..itu nantila..kita tunggu jer yer..haha

Ok..today is quite a sad day for few of the kelana Convoy people..sebab kecurian happen..ade khemah org kena toreh..adey..hilang a lot gak la..camera..money..henset and byk lagi la..mmg heavy loss gler la..ade couple pakcik makcik nieyh..adey..mmg crew and diorg kene setel ngan police kat Rome la..ade tabung buat utk tolong diorg la..diorg kene buat pssport kat London ar nanti..enough about it..its conquest time..

First of all..awal2 pagi lps siap smua..pegi la stesen train diorg..bapak hancur tmpt dye..1st stop kami ialah the vatican yeha tmpt kapir2 lakhnat berkumpul tu wakkaka..kami dpt tgk gak ar..ermm..b4 cite nak masuk cnie..nak cite something..cnie byk giler pickpocket yer..mase kami nak sampai2 stesen pn da nmpk ade pickpocketing insight..nmpk diorg bergelut dgn makcik guard..bpk argh..malas layan gak la..nk cite gler nye pickpocket kat sini..ade cite gak..a perempuan with a baby bergelut dgn Mat Saleh nak ambik dompet and jam diorg..and lepas plak tuh..woah..mmg diorg organize ar..da curi..pastu2 pas2 kat member2 diorg kat situ..

Kat Vatican kami masuk St. Peter Chruch..the biggest church in the world..tgk la dlm church..byk berhala jer..cm bese..nmpk diorg wat..preaching skali..tp yg cantik diorg nye bumbung la..nnt i show u some of the Picture of the bumbung..nak tangkap gambr2 patung2 diorg malas ar..tgk2 cm2 jer..pastu bla ar..xde pape la..saje nak masuk sbb free jer..tp beratur..mak ai..panjang gler kowt..but..xde la lame mane..just have to pass in security..nothing la..Next kami gi makan kat Tarmini..cnie tmpt byk mknan halal and murah..so jimat gak n makan byk la..sng citer..haha..Tarmini nie..tmpt pickpocket pegi keje..diorg mmg ulang alik stesen nieh..so..yeah..tmpt nie priority be careful..haha..try no to stay in big groups..lagi diorg suke..umar jalan ngan iman berdua jer..so..cm..diorg x interested kowt..haha..

Next stop my place baby..the Colleseum..Oo..gladiator..haha..ingat nak masuk dlm but..erm..xyah la..tangkap gmbr kat luar da cukup grand da kowt..besar gler kowt..nak cari angle ambik camera pn susah..last kali nek atas bukit..haa..setel smua..keh3..byk mende kat cnie xtaw name la..tp kalo tahu akan tulis ar..next part is is Piazza Novana..tmpt nie dkt ngan Pantheom tmpt byk berhala lagi ceh..merate2 asyik patung jer..tp yg lawa bumbung jer..haha..our 2nd last place is the fountain where people throw all theur coind inside..cm x hape2 la..nie tmpt ade dlm cite Lizzie Mcguire..haha..penuh gler cnie..nak ambik gmbr payah ar..but dpt la..nk dpt kosong susah ar..da la mase summer an..adey..tp yes..lawa dow..

Our visit to the last place..is Puichi Garden kat sini is the agak high poin of Roma..kalo tgk sunset kat sini diorg kate mmg lawa ar..but nk tunggu situ mmg terlepas zohor la..haha..so just tgk2 cm2 bla je ar..kat bawah tu..tetibe ade aksi Michael jackson plak..haha..tgk jap la..and then we head home..eh..i mean the campsite..mlm nie..ade sentry la..every hour..but pakcik2 la yg sentry lolx..tp kalo diorg suruh kami boley jer..ok la peeps out..

-Umar-


Thursday, June 3, 2010

19th Day

Venice..The Sinking Island..

Antara2 tmpt fames Itali..VENICE..>.<..naper sinking plak?haha..nak taw..sape yg tak lawat venice skarang agak rugi lar la..sbb..Pulau Venice niey..makin lame dia makin sinking..so..theres a possibility mayb cucu cicit kita x dpt tgk venice neyh..a bit about venice..Dia popular ngan lace dyer..(mula2 ingat shoe lace) but..bukanlah..lace nie mcm..erm..how do you say...jahitan of stuff la..like tirai..table cloth..kat sini dia handmade..mmg cantik and mmg mahal..tp kalo dah berduit..xde hal..haha..and one more thing is Moreno Glasses..cnie..glasses dia cantik gler..dulu diorg buat demonstration of glass blowing tp..bila da wat demo..brg mahal taw..so..xde org beli..so..diorg nie mcm jenis2 mafia..so..x beli mesti x puas ati..pastu meyampah..so..diorang x buat lah..yg lace nieyh..dpt tgk demo but sbb well brg dia ade mahal..ade x..so..choose wisely..

From camp Fusina to Venice port,Zattera kene naik 30min boat..somehow..the boat moves slowly..argh..hate it..sabar je la 30minit tu..haha..and then we arrive at Venice..sini..pakai map..amat lah x guna..why?sbbnye..lorong dia...kecik gler..argh..kalo gi situ..seryes..map xleh pakai..just refer signboard yg lekat kat building2 tuh..a few tmpt kita kene remember..San Marco square..Arcamedia Bridge,Riato..kita digalakkan menyesatkan diri kat kawasan2 cnie jer..haha..sbb kalo more than that..susah nak balik..tu jer..lorong dia xdela kecik sorang dua muat..but..kecik la..dan byk sgt..so.. careful je la and ongat the WAY BACK ..the most importand advice diorg kasik..haha..

After makan ice cream Venice..sedap..slurpp...haha..kami ber 'gondola'..korg taw x cite romantik yg kat itali naik boat tuh.yg ade org nyanyi sambil kayuh tu..yes...thats it..the boat with the singing man..haha..kami naik ngan..Lady D..aka Teacher Mardiana..SMK Hillcrest..hah..funny meeting her here..Gondola nie..80-90euro satu boat..so baik naik reramai skali..so..kitorang dia bahagi2 utk 6 orang 1 boat..the maximum no. of people..so..cincai kira 15 euro each..dia just bawak kami..pusing2 kat venice ar..kan sbb venice pulau byk laluan air dia..teksi airp pn ade utk tourist there..so..kami suruh the pendayung nyanyi haha..dia nyanyi lagu ape ntah..x paham ape..and ...x sdap..kah3..but..saje nk dgr dia nyanyi..video maybe x upload skang la..later on la..when internet laju ckit..haha..bile tu xtaw la..byk bersabaq je la korg..

After that..we ate pizza de Italia..adey..not the pizza i was expecting..nie nipis nye lar..mayb kat Florence or Roam ade chance kowt utk dpt the real pizza of italia..for now..telan je la an..haha..After makan..kami gi Flee market kat Riato..cari ape?well venice famous ngan Masqeruade dia..so byk la jual Venice Mask..mmg stylo2 la..iman da nka beli yg mahal2..tp ayah x kasik sbb nnt bawak balik bersepah jer an..haha..lain la kalo collect souvenir an..but kalo bout 70euro 1 mask..xya la..so kami just beli a cheap one..lawa gak la..but if u see the mask..mmg cantik..mmg rambang mate la si iman tu..haha..tp yes..i agree mmg lawa..One thin i hate hear..tandas 1.5euro..haha..tensen gler..so..umar n iman gi 2 kali..so its about 6euro spending just nak gi tandas..pergh..panas2..haha..anyway..tmpt nie landmark dia..xde la best mane..byk church and this Ducal palace..xa masuk la..situ byk sgt tourist...kat San Marco square to plak..mcm Trafalgar square dulu plak..sbb byk pidgeon kah4..berjaya jugak umak nak touching2 pidgeon..haha..klaka2..

Anyway we were there about 6-7hours...mmg dah puas da..at 7.30pm we head for campsite..balik2..da dgr mat saleh berparty lagi..zzzz...sabar je la..haha..after that..just lepak2..and wait for dinner..makan..tonight..sbb ayah and ibu rindu nak tgk blog umar..umar beli card wifi nak on9 and update smua blog umar yg ade hari nie..mmg byk la..i try to update with picture ..if my battery could hold on..tgh typing tgh mlm nie..harap2 okay la..sry if byk salah ejaan..hope you all enjoy..

-Umar-