Tuesday, December 8, 2009

One day @ Rome

This time 3 members.we get up at 3 itself since flight at 6 30AM and took taxi from room to charleroi airport and we reached there at 5 30 and checkin and got boarding pass and after security check we bought breakfast in airport itself and had some cakes.Flight reached at 8 30 in ciampino airport in rome and after that through a shuttle we reached rome at 9 30 and enquired about hop on bus and this place has lot agent for hop on and we just startup with one and first place we went to collosium, a must see in rome. From long shot it seems somewhat small but on getting closer its rather very very big than we imagine. There some guys put roman dresses and asked us to take photographs and we know already that they would ask for money.
We went for guide there and got ticket,without guide it will take long time to see since a very long queue s there to get into it. Guide explained all history and we went inside and saw all places. The places where gladiator was shot and the inside area which s already half went to mud and the inside area is very big and cant take a full photograph... we took lot shots and came out at 12 30 and caught the hop on bus and directly we went to vatican city which s second must see there. View was very beautiful with long landscape area, they called that place as vatican square. We saw st peters church and the pope place where he came out for speech and the big domb. we went into the church and i cant believe my eyes, that much big size church i ever saw in my life and very beautiful art work in all walls. When u look up u cant imagine the height. we took shot and came out.Then by a side way we saw a very long queue waiting to go up to the domb.
There are about 551 steps totally and only for first 331 steps lift available, after 220 steps u need to go up using steps.Imagine the height... we took lift upto middle and climbed steps and got very tired to climb up.. also as it is a domb it went curvely upside and very difficult to go up... finally we reached top and saw a very beautiful view from top.... then we got down and had coffee there and bought collsium doll.. Then by walk itself we went to some other site seeing areas,visited the place where angels n demons climax place was shot and took some snaps there and at last we went to a fountain area where we met some other lucent company guys who came for a trip and we got introduced and we started to room which s near to airport. Room s too good with full wooden work... Slept and get up at 6 15AM next day and started to ciampino airport..
Flight at 8 55 and we never know that time that we going to get blocked there.... Till 8 45 there is no guys to check visa and at 8 55 they informed flight will be delayed because of fog in airport... just waited there till 12 noon and they announced that they going to shift passengers to another airport there and we came out and wait for the bus for 1 hour and at last we started in bus to airport and reached after 1 hour and the bus left after we got down... no one to inform where to go, what time the flight was... even everyone with us just roamed here n there but from this incident we got to know all passengers for my flight... we just asked the help desk and went to another terminal and got the gate to go in and finally had security check again and almost we reached the correct gate at 1 30 and flight started at 3 only.... It reached the charleroi airport at 5PM and from then we hired bus to brussles airport and from there got local train to antwerp and reached room at 8 30... very tired... My bad luck that day i need to shift hotel to another one and already packed all things and got that and walked to that new hotel and unpacked all items and arranged all since next day need to cook n go to office.. at last came to bed at 11 and just slept... Any way this rome trip s something i can feel different from the previous one. last trip we didnt take room and just roamed in road for full night but this time took room but the next day fully blocked... After seeing all these romans culture, really got interest to know more about that...

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