“Stepping into the St. Peter Square in Vatican is indescribable. I’ve only seen this place in televisions, movies and read about it in books…”
My 2nd time in Rome for the month of October! (The last time was Oct 11-13 See the pics here) Only few days gap but the weather changes extremely shocks me! The last time I was wearing sleeveless on a 14-16 degrees Celsius but it was so sunny so it’s still tolerable, but this time I was wearing long-sleeved but I don’t have my jacket with me. I thought it will still be sunny but to my surprise the climate became 9-12 degrees! It was freezing!
Ms. Bulgaria, Ms. Philippines, Ms. Nepal, Ms. Algeria and Ms. India (It’s official, I miss speaking in Tagalog!
The last time I’ve flown with fellow Filipina was last September! In my 3 years flying experience, it’s very rare if there’s no pinay mafia on board! hehehe!)The Vatican is the world’s smallest country, independent state, it is an autonomous region despite its close proximity to Rome. It has its own communication network, postal office (stamps), guards and transport system.
I usually preffered to join 2-3 crew, but this time we were 5 in the group but I didn’t regret joining them, we’ve had so much fun & laughter! Our tour begins waiting each other in the lobby of the hotel around lunchtime then took a cab, (I love the idea of riding the public transportation and walking on the neighborhood of the hotel. It gives you the real atmosphere of the place) went to
Piazza San Pietro or St. Peter’s Square, Every tourist in Rome comes to St. Peter’s Square and to the Vatican. The church is one of the world’s largest, covering 5.7 acres and able to hold 60,000 people.
Aside from being the heart of the Catholicism, it is also equally attractive to other tourists since Vatican is home to one of the world’s most spectacular art collections. St. Peter’s Square is the one of the main destination in Vatican City. Situated right in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, it is the central nerve of the Vatican. Every day, hundreds of Christians, Catholic pilgrims and tourists of all stripes came here to visit this popular tourist attraction. I felt holy being here!
The exterior of the Roman Colosseum is made entirely of travertine, stretching 527 m around and four stories high. The arches of the second and third stories were originally filled with statues. There were 80 entrances, with the two principal ones reserved for the emperor and his entourage.
We’re craving for authentic Italian food, fortunately the 2 restaurants that we’ve been for lunch and dinner fulfilled our expectation. The pasta was cooked to perfection and the sauce is compliments the pasta delightfully then had a gellato and cappuccino afterwards.
"Me, Myself and a Star..." 
Beautiful Roma!
Thanks for visiting.
Your old friend, Maicon!
So this is the reward of the long hours of standing during the flight? (i saw your tweet, and thanks for the follow by the way)…. if it happens to me, I don’t mind. hehe. Rome and the Vatican is among my “ultimate” destinations, and soon I should be seeing all these places in your photos. Thanks for sharing and for taking time in describing in detail your experience – as if I could feel the cool winds in my ears and yet drown myself with the beauty of the place – and the people.
Rome is also one of my ultimate tourist spots. I hope to see this place before I die.
hello there very beautiful Pinay! ;D
Rome is a must see destination! Full of fantastic history, museums, cafes and hotels. My fav thing to do in Rome is to sample the gelato! You have a fun blog.
Nice website! Makes me dream of going to Rome myself!
I love your blog! you really inspire me… I hope to have condo as well as to go ROme..
I hope I’m as lucky and as beautiful as you.. Take care
Thanks for dropping by. I like the pictures; Rome is a beautiful city…
nice set of pics
That’s my dream – to visit the Eternal City and tour the cities of Europe. Lucky you! 🙂
hi star, i love reading your blog, its very informative, and nice….. esp your tours / trvels, and your family, it seems you have everything in life….. well your so lucky, coz ur very kind and nice… saw your recent post… heartbreaks? i wonder wha happened to u…. take care… be happy…..
whoa ganda ng rome! hehehe.. napadaan 😀 sana makpunta din ako dyan one of these days. woooooooot!
Rome, thou art a whole world, it is true, and yet without love this
World would not be the world, Rome would cease to be Rome…