Our Roma Adventure // Part 2

So basically, this post is to scram all those Roma photos I had and never get the chance to post them anywhere.

And to continue off from the last post, after hours being mesmerized by the big, round & hard structure that was the Colosseum ( what were you guys thinking? LOL) we continue on walking towards the old cities of Rome.

You should know by now, I am PARTICULARLY OBSESSED with windows. Oh yessss, MORE COMING. haha

The Gelateria I didn't get to try because our tour guide didn't think it's a good idea to stop here. What ever do you mean? It's always a GOOD IDEA if it involves gelato! ALWAYS.

Oh and doors, they're pretty innit innit ?

See? Purrrdyyy windows!

 Again, meeting the star of our history textbooks, Pantheon! Starstruck sangat!

I jumped at every chance I got to stop for Gelato. Hey, I'm on vacation! It's Italy some more. It 's a crime not to have as much as Gelato you can handle :D

And it was, MMMMMMMM MMMMM GOOOOOD!

Our last stop before heading back to our accommodation was The Trevi Fountain, of course! We did the coin tossing and people watching, the whole shenanigan! We were soooo tired, we literally could not speak to each other the whole time we were walking to the fountain, but we understood each other I guess. Just soaking in the beauty of the city :)

And look at how packed this place was with tourists doing all the tourist stuff, us included. So, we knew, it was time to go back to our hotel.

Such a beauty, you had to be there. Trust me, I would sooo jump in the fountain if it wasn't because I didn't bring my swimming attire, and because of there's other people, and mainly because it was illegal. hehe

Here's a video of our Roma Adventure, in case you missed the previous post :)

Stay tuned for Cinque Terre!

Our Roma Adventure // Part 1

I knowwww, this post is long overdue, but bear with me, I had a lot going on so I can't find time to update but now that I got the time, I want to share this with you! 2013, was by far the best year yet, because I managed to plan my first ever, Eurotrip, and backpacking somemore! 

It was my final year in UK, and I wanted to travel some more before I head back home and also because my friends from Malaysia is coming to visit, so we plan the whole thing together.

Our initial plan was:

ROME - FLORENCE - CINQUE TERRE - VENICE - PARIS - ISTANBUL - GREECE 

- LONDON

BUT, because we were all still students, and had a budget, we had to cancel 2 destination :'(

ROME - FLORENCE - CINQUE TERRE - VENICE - PARIS - ISTANBUL - GREECE 

- LONDON

We'll come back for you Istanbul & Greece, just you wait :D

But for now, here's bits and pieces of our adventure in Rome. 

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This was when we had to recheck our luggage, the weight, what you can and cannot bring in the flight because we were on a budget flight (Ryan Air), so they were quite strict on this matter. 

What I did not show here was, myself wearing 5 layers of clothing because, oh well, my luggage was overweight and I'm soooo not paying for the excess baggage, so I WORE those excess baggage. Yeap, half of my clothes, ALL ON MY BODY. hahahaha. 

Upon arriving Rome, we had a bus already waited for us outside (the one that I booked months and months before this trip) to get us to the city center where we stayed. Checked in, left our baggage and we're off to the train station to get to our first destination, COLOSSEUM of course! 

As some of you may know, all 4 of us is a design major students (Interior Design & Architecture), so the moment we saw Colosseum, we couldn't believe what's right in front of our eyes. So much emotions staring at the ruins because all this while we only read about it from our history books and now we're here! I wanted to cry, but that's okay, can tahan lagiiii :D *emotional*

So, the rest of this post, as you guessed, is filled with Colosseum pictures, at every angle. Trust me. haha Memang jakun macam tourist habis. You guys get me, right? hehe

This is Kyrie, my bestfriend who came alllll the way from Kayyy Ellll! We're the mastermind behind this trip!  

And yes, she brought the sketch book all through out this trip :)

 

These were all tourists from the US. Sometimes, we would sneak inside the crowd just to listen to what the tourist guide was saying, explaining about the building. haha cheapo, I know.

You can't tell, but it was dripppping hot, and my clothes, WAS NOT meant for this kind of weather :O LOL

Here's a short little video I put together on our Rome trip. It's merely a 3 minute video but mind you, I was busy soaking in all the greatness of the building, forgot to take lots of video on it. hehe

I WAS LIKE A KID HIGH ON SUGAR, can you tell? hahaha

Seriously, the journey has just begun. We have no idea what is coming for us next!

Stay tuned for our Rome Adventure Part 2!!! 

PS: Don't hesitate to ask me where I stayed and ate within our budgets all through this trip! Sharing is caring :)

SEE YOU SOON!

A year in pictures

As usual, since I didn't update anything since the last post, I hope these pictures make up for my M.I.A. 

You folks have a great New Year! X

Haji Rashid & Hajah Salimah Annual Family Day at Teluk Gorek, Mersing, Johor.

My happiest few last days in Malaysia before going back to UK :')

My cousin & I are back in London mate!

A week spent at Ariane's place before settling in to my new home.

Yayoi Kusama takes London! . My first time at Tate Modern. Ahhh-mazing.

Ballgown Exhibition at Victoria & Albert Museum London . Site visit for our final project at Fort Amherst. 

Endless weeks at the studios - fooling around.

My essential project: Me as a barber. It was realllllly hard to find the braces!  

My first Potato & Cheese at Borough Market. yummers!

A weekend well spent with love.

My first saltwater taffy experience! . And look who's here? SNOW!

Made new friends from Brunei! 

Final week of Autumn term. Sleepless nights, multi-tasking. Glad that was over.

Final installation at Fort Amherst. Lakeisha's & Josh's cult room.

Final model for Guys & Dolls theater for Paul's module. 

Spent winter holidays in London with +Dalila Khairi . Had a bittersweet experience feeding the squirrels.

And we met all kinds of purrrrrdy birds at Kensington Garden.

Went to Winter Wonderland and I met my nutcracker and here, the moose TALKS! haha

Hope you guys have a great year. Mine was great Alhamdulillah. May all of us be blessed with one more great year! Here's to a new adventure!

Love, Mira.