The Pantheon

The Pantheon has the best preserved, with the biggest brick dome in the history of architecture. The Pantheon is also a national Mausoleum and the resting place of the Italian Royal family.




Trevi Fountain

We went on to our next destination - Trevi Fountain. Another must-see in Rome. There is this tradition that when you throw a coin over your shoulder into the water, you will sure return to Rome! Hmmm. Dh and I are perfect testimony to that! LOL! We threw again this time....another 10 years later perhaps? Anyway, the Trevi coins go towards a good cause - to feed Rome's poor. What have you got to lose?




St. Anastasius Church which is located near the fountain.

Spanish Steps

After the charming Trevi Fountain, we went on to see the monumental stairway.


Charmed by this lovely cuckoo clock shop on our way back. It's really lovely and we took turns taking pictures with the Pinocchio to end the day!

At the bridge of Castle St Angelo - One of the most famous bridge in Rome




Castle St. Angelo



Artzy Piazza Navona
Built as a stadium with three fountains, it's beautiful to just chill out in this city square. Besides the budding artists that filled the place to paint and sell their art pieces, there were also many entertainers and vendors selling souvenirs.  We enjoyed strolling and soaking in the artsy atmosphere.

Followed strictly to our itinerary, we reached the Vatican City - the smallest country in the world. On the streets leading to the Vatican City, there were various agencies asking tourists to sign up for guided tour. To fully embrace the historical culture and knowledge, we gave in and paid for the a guided tour. If you ask me, you should save your money. Half of the time, we I could not catch the accent of the guide and the sound level was not at an optimal level. We should have explored ourselves.The only plus point was you get to cut the humongous long queue and went right in. I guess that made it worth it.



Despite this being the second visit, I was still in awe. As usual, there's such a big crowd.

Ahhh...Finally get down to update our last lap of Europe trip - Rome. Gosh, I took more than two months to pen down the whole Europe trip!

After the "fulfilling" Florence Trip, we took it slowly when we reached Rome in the evening. Meant to visit some attractions but in the end we just wandered around aimlessly. So much so that I can't recall where were these landmark.

Have been searching for a Chinese enrichment for Seth for a while but him being #3, there are many considerations i.e. logistic clash with his bro and sis. I would have happily settled Seth to Berries if not for the fact that there is no vacancy.

By chance, I found that Julia Gabriel has consolidated their Chinese Division and opened ChengZhu Mandarin Centre at Rochester Mall. Both Shan and Sky had attended edudrama class at Julia Gabriel during their pre-schoolers days and even to-date, they still fondly remember their enjoyable time there. I had considered enrolling Seth to Julia Gabriel but there's no perfect timing for us to commit. Not to mention that Shan and Sky still lack of confident to converse in Mandarin, I thought I better give Seth a headstart in Chinese rather than any other type of enrichment.