Ciao Bella!

So we went to Italy, for about 1 week.
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Milano-Venezia-Firenze-Pisa-Napoli-Capri-Roma (names in Italian)

Milano
We spent only about 6 hours in this city of fashion, which means we were barely able to shop (yeah, like 5 boys going to shop in Milan). However Milan seems full of Bella. I wonder why?
I guess cities of fashion always attract girls, just like in Paris.

Venice!
A city to fall for. Most wonderful man made island, definitely. We arrive there on 14th of February, in time to see the people celebrating Carnivale, a time where people wore masks and costumes. It was a very interesting sight, seeing people walking down the road in Victorian style gown and many more. More photos in my Facebook.

What's more, the food is cheap, thanks to tip from the hostel where we stay at, Villa Dori. The manager pointed out to us a pizzeria where a 30-cm pizza cost only five Euros. To top that, there's a Gelato that sells a €1 ice cream. Sedap woo. Oh how relaxing it would be to eat while watching people in costumes walking by, mirrored on the clear waterways.


Florence(Firenze)
It is claimed that Florence is the cradle of Renaissance, and has the highest density of art per square feet. Unfortunately I do not appreciate art much and the gloomy weather on the 15th didn't help too. I left with the impression of Florence as a bleak and cramped city.

Pisa
Pisa is actually a small town in Florence, though the leaning tower's fame surpasses others.
"There's nothing there. Only a leaning tower," the manager at Villa Dorri said.


Naples-Capri
A harbour city, Naples provides transportation to a few islands on the west sides of Italy. We slept at the Hostel of the Sun, which is super awesome. Cheap, cosy and very homely.

And the next day we went to Capri, the island that inspired the story "The Lotus Eater" by William Somerset Maugham and like in my previous post, I puked.
Still, the Capri was nevertheless magnificent. The sight from the hills overlooking the blue sea is beautiful though I would like to add William probably never reached the 'Kepulauan Melayu', since the beaches back home is much nicer compared to the short stints of stones there. Ah, everyone to its own preference.

Rome
City of Roman Empire. The city bubbles with history and overflowed with tourist.Rarely one can walk without seeing a tourist every few metres. They say all road lead to Rome, though the forgot to say all roads in Rome are confusing, that we were lost on our way to Coliseum with a GPS.
And Coliseum is not so magnificent, not as I depicted. Pyramid was magnificent, coliseum? Not so.

So that's it, a simple summary of the trip to the land of pizza and ice-cream.
Ciao