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I know!
I know I know I haven't updated in a while (thanks Char for reminding me =) ) ,,,,,,,,,,okay I will post up some pix now....scroll down =)
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Roaming Rome - Part 1
Roaming Rome - Day 1
Started off 10ish am. Went to Termini station start off my journey. I Had no actual plan - all I wanted to see was the Colloseum today everything else would be gravy.
The Colosseo was only 20 minutes away from the hostel and as expected it was F********** PACKED!. I didn't go inside any of the sites because of the line up. My goal is to go early tomorrow to avoid the loooooong line up both at the Colosseo and at the Forum.
After these sites I decided to get something to eat because at this point it was around 12-1pm and I didn't have anything yet to eat. Normally this would have been okay but I was exhausted after only 2 and something hours because of the scorching heat!.
When I arrived at the Piazza di Fiori I was disappointed because there were no street vendors selling food -only restaurants all around!. So I bought souvenirs instead because there were a lot of specialty foods being sold. I bought aged balsamic vinegar for my brother in law and shirts for my niece and nephew.
On the way to the way to Piazza Navona I got lost 3 times. The first time I walked too far but at least I found a grocery store so I grabbed some milk, bread, jam, and crackers = 5.17 Eur! I saved so much money so yay!. Second time I walked too far again and instead got to visit Castel Sant' Angelo where I realized that I walked too far and headed back. I turned on the wrong street on the right way to the Piazza and bought some relatively cheap souvenirs. Finally I arrived and was spent! soooo tired my feet could not take it anymore.
I decided to go back to the hostel but realized the Fontana di Trevi and the Pantheon was close by so I decided to go. Amazing sites but again full of so many people. I thought I missed the Pantheon wbut then googled it and realized that the Pantheon is used as a church aka Basillica di Sancta Maria ad Martyres. I really did try to walk home but was so thirsty and the heat really got to me so I spent 1 Eur for a bottle of ice cold water (WORTH IT! and 2 Eur in the stand next to him) and spent 1 more Eur to go on the bus then back to the hostel!. Also, I knew that if I continued to walk I would get distracted again and just feel more like crap. hehehehe
When I got back to the hostel I drank a lot of cold water and elevated my feet. Time: 3ish pm of maybe 4m
Wow this summary makes my day seem so short..... but I swear one of the best 6ish hours of my life but also one of the most tiring hehehe.....
Started off 10ish am. Went to Termini station start off my journey. I Had no actual plan - all I wanted to see was the Colloseum today everything else would be gravy.
The Colosseo was only 20 minutes away from the hostel and as expected it was F********** PACKED!. I didn't go inside any of the sites because of the line up. My goal is to go early tomorrow to avoid the loooooong line up both at the Colosseo and at the Forum.
After these sites I decided to get something to eat because at this point it was around 12-1pm and I didn't have anything yet to eat. Normally this would have been okay but I was exhausted after only 2 and something hours because of the scorching heat!.
When I arrived at the Piazza di Fiori I was disappointed because there were no street vendors selling food -only restaurants all around!. So I bought souvenirs instead because there were a lot of specialty foods being sold. I bought aged balsamic vinegar for my brother in law and shirts for my niece and nephew.
On the way to the way to Piazza Navona I got lost 3 times. The first time I walked too far but at least I found a grocery store so I grabbed some milk, bread, jam, and crackers = 5.17 Eur! I saved so much money so yay!. Second time I walked too far again and instead got to visit Castel Sant' Angelo where I realized that I walked too far and headed back. I turned on the wrong street on the right way to the Piazza and bought some relatively cheap souvenirs. Finally I arrived and was spent! soooo tired my feet could not take it anymore.
I decided to go back to the hostel but realized the Fontana di Trevi and the Pantheon was close by so I decided to go. Amazing sites but again full of so many people. I thought I missed the Pantheon wbut then googled it and realized that the Pantheon is used as a church aka Basillica di Sancta Maria ad Martyres. I really did try to walk home but was so thirsty and the heat really got to me so I spent 1 Eur for a bottle of ice cold water (WORTH IT! and 2 Eur in the stand next to him) and spent 1 more Eur to go on the bus then back to the hostel!. Also, I knew that if I continued to walk I would get distracted again and just feel more like crap. hehehehe
When I got back to the hostel I drank a lot of cold water and elevated my feet. Time: 3ish pm of maybe 4m
Wow this summary makes my day seem so short..... but I swear one of the best 6ish hours of my life but also one of the most tiring hehehe.....
Monday, August 31, 2009
Backtracking: Hostel in Malmo, Sweden
Hostel was NICE! was really modern and the rooms liiked like hotel rooms. I felt at home. I mt a cute German guy and a guy from Sweden which made my stay interesting. LOL the down side of blogging retrospectively is that I lost the energy to jot down all the stuff I had in mind at the time hahahah.......... but check out the pics nonetheless.
Finally in Rome......but what a way to go!
Summary of my trip to Rome from Prague
1.Arrived in Prague 10am on the 30th
2.Went to the central station
3.Sat around until 5:45 pm to go on the train to Salzburg
4.Panicked because I thought I boarded the wrong train but it was the right one.....
5. In Salzburg around 12 am and had to board a night train
6. Night train was horrible the cabin was full and there was a spoiled child who cried and farted all the time her rude father
7. When I woke up around 6 I got on chatting with the younger guy there which was fun
8. Got to Venice around 8:00 am on the 31st (today)
9. Missed my train cause I was told that I didn't need a reservation which I did so I had to wait for the later train which arrived an hour later
10. Arrived in Rome around 2pm but didn't know the address of the hostel so I freaked out again but my sister Jema came to save me and gave me the address (there went 2.50 Euros for a 2 minute phone call
11. Arrived at the hostel, lef tmy huge pack, looked for an ATM, came back and paid.
12. Went to sleep for 6 hours hehehhehe
Not so short a summary but just in case you wanted to know hehehhe
1.Arrived in Prague 10am on the 30th
2.Went to the central station
3.Sat around until 5:45 pm to go on the train to Salzburg
4.Panicked because I thought I boarded the wrong train but it was the right one.....
5. In Salzburg around 12 am and had to board a night train
6. Night train was horrible the cabin was full and there was a spoiled child who cried and farted all the time her rude father
7. When I woke up around 6 I got on chatting with the younger guy there which was fun
8. Got to Venice around 8:00 am on the 31st (today)
9. Missed my train cause I was told that I didn't need a reservation which I did so I had to wait for the later train which arrived an hour later
10. Arrived in Rome around 2pm but didn't know the address of the hostel so I freaked out again but my sister Jema came to save me and gave me the address (there went 2.50 Euros for a 2 minute phone call
11. Arrived at the hostel, lef tmy huge pack, looked for an ATM, came back and paid.
12. Went to sleep for 6 hours hehehhehe
Not so short a summary but just in case you wanted to know hehehhe
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Bye Bye Denmark!
I have oficially left Copenhagen =(. I am currently blogging from Malmo central station. 2 euros for an hour - reasonable enough!. Crazy keyboard is messing me up heheheh... I will have to kill time because my check in @ the hostel is at 4pm. Maybe I will pay for another hour hhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm... or maybe I will walk around...I
Crazy excited but at the same time apprehensive about tomorrow! I will have to leave the hostel at 3-4 am to go to the airport *Sigh*. In Prague I will have to get my train reservations so that I can be in Rome by (puhon) the 31st in the afternoon. I've already booked my hostel in Rome for 4 days and it's at a sweeeeeeet location - right beside Termini! Everything will be walking distace. Hope everything goes alright with the train reservation and hopefully there is still space. For those of you who are wondering why I didn't book it in advance I just want to let you know I COULDN'T!!! just was not possible I was told to book it at Prague.... So I'll see how it goes. Right now I don't have a sim card but hopefully by Monday =)
Ciao for now -Jho
Crazy excited but at the same time apprehensive about tomorrow! I will have to leave the hostel at 3-4 am to go to the airport *Sigh*. In Prague I will have to get my train reservations so that I can be in Rome by (puhon) the 31st in the afternoon. I've already booked my hostel in Rome for 4 days and it's at a sweeeeeeet location - right beside Termini! Everything will be walking distace. Hope everything goes alright with the train reservation and hopefully there is still space. For those of you who are wondering why I didn't book it in advance I just want to let you know I COULDN'T!!! just was not possible I was told to book it at Prague.... So I'll see how it goes. Right now I don't have a sim card but hopefully by Monday =)
Ciao for now -Jho
Friday, August 28, 2009
It's raining.......
Yep! it's raining on my last day in Copenhagen...boooo but at least it will give me time to pack because tonight I am going to a karaoke bar with Beb and Jonah! =)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Just relaxing...........
Today is officially a rest day! Just gonna go for a long bike ride and stop by shops on the way. Tomorrow is my last day in Denmark. On the 29th I will head to Sweden and stay at my first hostel in Europe =)..... the crappy part is that I will have to wake up 3 am on the 30th to go to the airport. My flight leaves 7:45 am to Prague but at least it's only a one hour flight.
BUT...!!! from Prague I will have to go on the train to go to Italy....don't know where in Italy I will go first - depends on the train sched. I have to book my train in Prague so everything will be last minute - I know soooooooooooo Jhoanna hahahahha. Thank goodness there are so many hostels in Europe just in case.
I'll keep y'all posted.
Vi ses!
BUT...!!! from Prague I will have to go on the train to go to Italy....don't know where in Italy I will go first - depends on the train sched. I have to book my train in Prague so everything will be last minute - I know soooooooooooo Jhoanna hahahahha. Thank goodness there are so many hostels in Europe just in case.
I'll keep y'all posted.
Vi ses!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
One album posted.....
I only had the opportunity to upload one album the internet is way toooooooooo slow. I will upload pix from Malmo and Copenhagen soon...
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Tired!
Finally going to bed after a long and tiring day! Didn't end up going to Stockholm because we didn't have enough time. That is the bad news BUT we ended up going to Sweden on a ferry and tooook so many pictures.......will post soon =)............AND I went to Hamlet's castle WOW just.....WOW
Ciao for now because it's almost 2am and I am hella tired =) in a good way
Ciao for now because it's almost 2am and I am hella tired =) in a good way
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Hallo and Goedemorgen!
Where: Copenhagen @ Jonah's
When: 10:27am local time
So much for my daily blogging plan hehehe......My friend doesn't have internet at her place so I can't really blog daily! I have to much to lay out here but so little time....I will do it soon.
I am going to Stockholm today with Bebelyn and my new friend Jonah! ....Hopefully our hostel has wifi......
I will upload pix soon =)
Love, Jhoanna
When: 10:27am local time
So much for my daily blogging plan hehehe......My friend doesn't have internet at her place so I can't really blog daily! I have to much to lay out here but so little time....I will do it soon.
I am going to Stockholm today with Bebelyn and my new friend Jonah! ....Hopefully our hostel has wifi......
I will upload pix soon =)
Love, Jhoanna
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Still packing..........
Still awake and packing! I am so ticked off because I forgot the combo for my old gym lock so I had to cut off a piece of my worn out but beloved MEC ORANGE backpack ......meow meow
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tentative Itenerary
Not Tentative:
Return flight to Prague : Aug. 19 - Oct 11
Course in Prague: Sep.14 - Oct. 9
The short but hopefully FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 3 weeks before class starts!
August 21-29 (or maybe 28): Flight to Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen! hhhhmmm........maybe a little Germany it's up to Bebelyn! I expect this portion of my trip to be pretty relaxed. I am excited to see my old high school chum.
No later than August 29: Fly back to Prague and from there take the train to ROME!!! one of the 5 places I must go to before I turn 30! thank god for the "youth" Eurail pass (I bought the Czech Republic - Austria - Italy pass) I saved hundreds!!!. I have to book that hostel soontime!!
I want to go around Italy as much as my eurail pass will allow. Definitely will go to Venice, Pompeii, and Pisa. Recently, I added the Cinque Terre to my list of places to go in Italy!! anyone that knows me knows I LOVE nature and hiking so I will adjust my schedule to go to at least 2 of the towns..........I'll see how lazy I get heheh.
Return flight to Prague : Aug. 19 - Oct 11
Course in Prague: Sep.14 - Oct. 9
The short but hopefully FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 3 weeks before class starts!
August 21-29 (or maybe 28): Flight to Malmo, Sweden and Copenhagen! hhhhmmm........maybe a little Germany it's up to Bebelyn! I expect this portion of my trip to be pretty relaxed. I am excited to see my old high school chum.
No later than August 29: Fly back to Prague and from there take the train to ROME!!! one of the 5 places I must go to before I turn 30! thank god for the "youth" Eurail pass (I bought the Czech Republic - Austria - Italy pass) I saved hundreds!!!. I have to book that hostel soontime!!
I want to go around Italy as much as my eurail pass will allow. Definitely will go to Venice, Pompeii, and Pisa. Recently, I added the Cinque Terre to my list of places to go in Italy!! anyone that knows me knows I LOVE nature and hiking so I will adjust my schedule to go to at least 2 of the towns..........I'll see how lazy I get heheh.
1 more day
OMFFFFFFFFFGosh! I am leaving tomorrow? it doesn't feel like it! I am a little bit short on cash but I'll see how it goes! ...Excited to see Paris! Hopefully all my checked in luggage will be checked in 'til Prague so that I can take only my small pack on the metro to go downtown!
If not, I have nooooooo idea what I will do for the 12 hour and something minutes layover =(
so many things to do so little time! At least I finally got my insurance and rail pass woot woot!
Will post pix soon starting with the Toronto airport for non Torontonian readers =)....
awww....starting to miss my babies already even though I am still here! I love you and will miss you J,N,N,T,M, and J.
Check this site once a day for updates and pix =)
If not, I have nooooooo idea what I will do for the 12 hour and something minutes layover =(
so many things to do so little time! At least I finally got my insurance and rail pass woot woot!
Will post pix soon starting with the Toronto airport for non Torontonian readers =)....
awww....starting to miss my babies already even though I am still here! I love you and will miss you J,N,N,T,M, and J.
Check this site once a day for updates and pix =)
Friday, August 14, 2009
AAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............crunch time
OMG I seriously have to figure out how I am going to get around Europe! Eurail vs plane.
If I do decide to buy the train pass I have to pay $50 extra to get my pass expedited (supposed to be purchased 1 week before) oh my stupid typical procrastinating ways =(
If I do decide to buy the train pass I have to pay $50 extra to get my pass expedited (supposed to be purchased 1 week before) oh my stupid typical procrastinating ways =(
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Planning!
*Officially booked my ticket to Prague! phew that took forever... I will leave Toronto 4:40 pm on Wednesday Aug. 19 and arrive in Paris 6am- ish the next day.
*I will then have to kill 12 and some hours until my connecting flight to Prague. I will really really really try to sleep on the plane so that I can spend at least 5 hours touring Paris downtown!!!
*I will arrive in Prague around 8pm and sleep at the airport (????hhhmmmm). 6am the day after(Aug.20) I will leave for Malmo, Sweden where I will take a bus ride to meet with my friend Bebelyn in Copenhagen where I will spend 7 days!!!!!!!
*I will then have to kill 12 and some hours until my connecting flight to Prague. I will really really really try to sleep on the plane so that I can spend at least 5 hours touring Paris downtown!!!
*I will arrive in Prague around 8pm and sleep at the airport (????hhhmmmm). 6am the day after(Aug.20) I will leave for Malmo, Sweden where I will take a bus ride to meet with my friend Bebelyn in Copenhagen where I will spend 7 days!!!!!!!
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