We checked out and carry our bag through the bridges in Venice. The highest one was opposite Santa Lucia. Flight of stairs is our enemy. We are travelling to the Ancient City of Rome, home of the Gladiators. We are travelling by the fast train! This train is called Frecciargento. We board the train and due to my dysfunction brain, I accidentally booked a side by side instead of a face to face seat.

They only checked your tickets half way through the journey. Just show the printed ticket. This train has many stops but we are travelling to the last stop which is Roma Termini. I slept most of the time during the 3 hours ride. The train travels for 530 km between 180-220km/h. There is an American couple seated in front of us. They disembarked at Firenze and came along a tall and handsome Italian guy who seats in front of me.

I was mesmerized and I blushed. My my my, what a gorgeous homme! Looking at the book he is reading, he is a medical student (he’s reading Anatomy book). Smart and handsome, a killer combo. Well, my needs for sleeping overpower the need to stare at his face. So I slept all the way. Until today, Su, CB and Dila wont stop picking on me because of this train guy. Oh come on, I deserve a train-fling-ish.

Hensemnya orang Itali ni. Nadia dengan Dila sibuk duk puji2 mamat ni dalam BM. Takkanlah nak langut muka dia je. Kantoi lah weh.

He disembarked at Tributina and we continued to Roma Termini. Arriving there, the first thing I did was buying the Metro pass for 3 days. It costs cheaper than Paris’s Metro. We board the train towards our B&B. Then, we met with our enemy- stairs. We found our hotel instantly and checked in. Our host was very kind that he provides a map with directions to every place. Our room was spacious for 4 people. But, the A/C was broken. Thank God it was Spring, not Summer.

We buy our lunch at the opposite block, a Halal place called Kin’s Fried Chicken. It was good. We managed to bring along instant white rice that we bought in Nice. After that, we went to the first place which is the amazing Trevi Fountain.

Yes, we are so lucky because right after we came home from Europe, there is a major restoration work on the famous fountain and travelers were left devastated. We travelled via train and walked to the fountain. There was crowd but we managed to go up front. The fountain was huge and it was beautiful. The sculpture are perfect!

This fountain has a myth where if you throw a coin inside, your wish for love will be granted. I did throw anything. Khurafaaaat wei, konon nak wish love untuk mamat train tadilah.  The weather that evening was nice for strolling. Throughout Rome streets, they were performers, illegal street vendors. From the fountain we head back to the Spanish steps, also nearby. Again, Google Street helps me for this walking tour.

A lot of people here at the Spanish steps. I am so sorry, I could not appreciate the steps because of the large crowds hanging around. We then proceed to a chateau on the hill behind the Metro Station. Unfortunately, we cannot get in due to a private function. Instead, we are so lucky that this spontaneous act actually bring us to a beautiful lookout point. From here, we can see Rome. I can even see the dome of several Basilica. I googled this place and it was called Villa Medici.

We then went back to the hotel with me eating the Kin’s Fried Chicken Again.