This was the last day for us to be in Rome. We decided to go to the Trevi fountain (reachable by metro stop at Piazza Barberini) first thing in the morning. Like what that we'd been advised, throw a coin inside to ensure a come-back to Rome. That's exactly what we did :) The water inside the fountain was crystal clear I am still wondering how it could be kept that way. Put such kind of fountain in Asia and believe me it won't sustain that long. Again and again, it's another tourist trap for pickpocketing, so really watch out for your belongings. Plus, it's really really crowded there too.
From the Trevi Fountain we walked a bit to the Jewish ghetto, also called the Ghetto di Roma. It's not a place to be on your must-visit list, believe me. We had lunch at Gigetto al Portico d'Ottavia as suggested by our Roman friend and the food wasn't bad at all but it ain't very cheap. The total bill came up to about 35 euro for the both of us.
From Jewish ghetto, we planned to visit all the churches that we planned to visit. First stop, San Giovanni in Laterano. It's the oldest and ranks as one of the four major basilicas in Rome. (BTW, we're both Catholics that's why the trip to basilicas mean something for us). We rented the audio guide for 5 euro each. And the good thing is it wasn't crowded at all so we could really take our own sweet time admiring every corner of the beauty.
It's already afternoon and we got lost while trying to go to the other one, St. Mary Major, so we just strolled around that area and came home to pack our stuffs before leaving for Tiburtina train station to catch our train to Venice at 10.36pm.
We're lucky because there's a direct bus from our apartment to Tiburtina, though it took us about 45 minutes to reach there. Here's one tip for those of you who choose to go to Venice by Trenitalia, arrive at least 30 minutes earlier than your departure time, because it happened to us that we still need to go to Termini and catch the train from there! I can't imagine how it could have been if we arrived any later than that. Sighs. It seemed like a normal thing by the Italianos though.
Because of some stupid online system, we had to buy different coaches for each of us. I was put inside an all-women room and my boyfriend in an all-guys room. Don't think that it's all comfortable and all. First of all, there's only one small fake aircon inside that little room, and the aircon simply wasn't working! We had to get the officer to open up the window for us so we could get some air! And again I was lucky because mine was at the most top bunkbed (there were 3 tiers) so I got the most air circulation. But the noise... argh the noise! It's ridiculously small, hot and stuffy.
All's in the mind, they said. So I tried not to think about it, I brought along my eyemask, put it on and quietly went to sleep. BTW I was put inside the same room with this mom and daughter from England. In an instant I felt like I was in Harry Potter getting ready to go to Hogwarts with Hermione. LOL.
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