Holiday - Italy

In my previous post, I told you about my holiday in Italy. Well, in this post I will tell you my experience in Italy and also holiday tips.

Rome
There are lot of interesting places in Rome. Make sure you have enough time to visit the tourist attractions in Rome. You can find lot of historical, cultural, architectural things in Rome, such as Coleseum, basillicas, temples, plaza. It's very fascinating. Moreover, you can go these interesting places quite easy. You can use public transportation such as subway (metro-underground train) or you can take the bus.
One place that you don't want to miss while you are in Rome is Coleseum (you can find the picture in the bottom of this section). It is a magnificent architectural and historical site in Rome. You also can find other interesting places near the Coleseum, such as : Arch of Constantine, The Roman Forum. You can take a tour inside the Coleseum. From Coleseum you can go to other tourist spots quite easy. You can go to Pantheon (I post the picture of Pantheon)
Another tourist spot is Vatican city. In Vatican you can go to the St. Peter's Square, St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine chapel. If you go to Vatican make sure you come to this place early in the morning (9 am), because lot of people will go to Vatican and you will find long line to enter the basilica (especially in summer you will find very long line). Inside the Sistine chapel you will find one of great art masterpiece from Michaelangelo (The picture in the left side is "God Creates Adam). Anyway If you are lucky you will have a chance to see the pope !!.

Florence (Firenze)
Florence is known for Reinassance art masterpiece. You can find a lot of interesting and fascinating places in Florence. You can see Michaelangelo's famous sculpture : David and if you want to see more art masterpiece you can go to Uffizi (famous art gallery). Well, when I was in Florence I started my trip from Piazza del Duomo, then I went to famous bridge in Florence : Ponte Vecchio. It was famous, because it was the only bridge which is not bombed during World War II). In this bridge there are many jewelry shops. If you interested in jewelry then you have to go to Ponte Vecchio. In the bottom of this part you can see view of Florence in night. This picture was taken from the top of a hill near Florence.

Venice
I had a great time in Venice !! I spent 2 days in Venice and I'm quite satisfied. But, for your information : Venice is a very expensive city !! If you want to visit Venice I suggest to make a hotel/ hostel reservation outside Venice. The hotel/hostel price in Venice is expensive. When I was in Venice, I was stayed in nice hostel outside Venice. To go to Venice you can take a bus, its quite cheap. When I was in Venice, I bought a ticket for boat and bus (I forget the ticket price, but I guarantee you will not regret it). This ticket valid for 3 days, and you with this ticket you can use bus (from the main island to Venice), taxi boat (but not for gondola). Venice is very beautiful. First I take the taxi boat and I went through the Canal Grande, enjoyed the canal scene. I made a stop in Piazza San Marco. Then I walk along the city. Lot of shops (glass shop, mask shop, souvenir shop).


Beside Venice, you can go to other islands (it is very close-take about 20-40 minutes from Venice island) which are : Lido, Murano, Burano, and Torcello. I only went to Lido island. It was beatiful, it was not too crowded (compared to Venice). Lido has a beautiful beach. Lido is a small island you can take a tour around the island, and this island is perfect for you who want to relax. Murano island is famous for glass production, you can go to Glass Museum, see the glass blowing techniques. Burano is famous with lace. You can go to Lace museum. Torcello is a quite place, beatiful place.