our 4 days in istanbul was superb!
if you guys have watched our previous turkey vlogs
i am sure you would agree to it
weather wasn't pleasant but
we will definitely visit istanbul one more time!
our next and last stop of the round the world tour is...
... ROME
we are in rome!
we are heading to our airbnb
we will be checking out colosseum first
so lets explore rome
we picked our luggages
our airbnb is located near rome termini train station
we did check uber first
it showed 69 euros for airport to cbd
which is way too expensive
so what we did was
there is leonardo express train here
it costs 14EUR one way/ per person
it is a nonstop service as well
we will reach rome termini in exact 30 miniutes
and our airbnb is like 5 mins away from the station
when you guys visit rome
probably a good suggestion would be
not to choose uber
train is more cost effective
our colosseum entrance is by 2pm
right now the local time is 11am
so we have heaps of time
let's go
we quickly got a uber ride to our airbnb from rome termini
rome is quite an expensive city tbh
and we were there during dec end/ new year period
so it was a bit on the expensive side
but i feel this was a decent airbnb for a good price
plus colosseum is just 15mins walk away
whereever you stay in rome...
...there is a city tax that we have to pay
...between 4-6EUR per night/ per person
we will link our airbnb details in the description below
checked into our airbnb
so local time..
..is 12.30pm
our colosseum tour starts by 2pm
so lets get ready soon
lets goo
colosseum....
finally!!!
the thought that people back in the day
lived a life like this
just amazes me
how this place would have been
in its full glory
cant express in words
amazing
next level
colosseum was constructed between 72AD - 80AD
It has a maximum capacity of 80000 spectators
common activities that took place here are
gladiator contest
executing criminals
and hunting dangerous animals
it was mostly blood sports that was treated as entertainment
another fact is
around 5000 animals were killed during the grand opening
they had some kind of events for atleast 200 days every year
and it was all free for rome citizens back in the day
it must have been a ferocious ambience isnt it
for me the most amazing fact about this place is...
they filled water in underground tunnels..
they had mock ship battles here
amazing example of roman engineering
there are two tickets
general admission and skip the line
and our suggestion for you guys would be
to purchase skip the line ticket in advance
if you dont buy the prepaid skip the line ticket
you will waste three hours in this queue
please check description for more info
this place is severely damaged due to earthquakes
but still, visiting colosseum was a beautiful experience
plus this is one of the 7 wonders of the world
i dont think we need anymore reason beyond that
colosseum, a must visit when you are in rome
as we were staying pretty close to colosseum
we went to check it one more time during night
i felt it looked more beautiful than afternoon
actually we ended up spending way more time in colosseum
we explored the place
anyways our plan for day 1 was to explore colosseum
we also visited roman forum and palatine hill
actually i didnt shoot anything there for the vlog
i will try and shoot it when i get a chance
we are at 'coming out cafe' for dinner
their service was exceptional
friendly staff
we had a mushroom and black truffle pizza
how can we miss pizza in italy
it tasted soo good
when you guys visit rome
do check this cafe
it is located opposite to colosseum
there is colosseum
here is the cafe
today's vlog wont be that long i guess
and we have a early morning train tomorrow
we are visiting pisa and florence tomorrow
so we need to sleep early and get up early
but before we finish this vlog
gelato is a must try when you are in rome
it is tasting so good
this costs 3EUR
taste would be good pretty much everywhere
do try these flavors
so we will see you guys in the next vlog...bye
*hello?... why am i saying hello now!"
*blabbering*
go and stand in middle
stand in middle
stand in middle!
left!!
left!!!
left!!!!
back!!!!!
*i have always wanted to pose like this*
