December 15th, 2011 by sixpegs

It was our last two days in Rome.
We received a call from my Mom that morning and was told that Grandma had passed away,
and we spent the entire morning trying to get a flight back and
to settle some of the accommodation and flights which were already paid for.
A also tried to see if the travel insurance we bought could help.
It was such a hectic morning.

And before I start, here is a cute leatherette black top I received from Bare Minimal.
It’s comfortable and so easy to match and accessorize. I love it!

I frigging love my pageboy hat too! :p

Ok back to our Rome trip, we decided to make it our last day in Rome worthwhile and tried to run some last minute errands.
As usual, we’ll start with our Looks of the Day! :)

It was a very chilly morning in Rome that day.
Even if we were sitting in the sun, it was still quite cold!
I never loved the sun so much! It feels really good on the skin. :)

Brunch was an overdose of tomato – tomato-based pasta and tomato soup.
We didn’t realised that we ordered so much tomato stuff until the food was served.
It made me laugh at ourselves a bit. Hahaha.

As we started the day rather late, we had to cut our Vatican City tour much shorter.
We decided to just check out the exterior and head on to get our meals and shopping done.
And I think we both had that “last minute” mentality, so we had short spurts of trigger-happy moments every now and then. Heh!

Because of the next 7 days of our trip being cancelled, we were each left with quite a bit of euros.
So we decided to just go and buy some serious brands. :p
We initially kept Zara for our Barcelona trip because it is afterall a Spanish brand,
but because we’ll be skipping Barcelona, we went to check out the Zara in Rome too.
We bought two purses and I bought a bag. :)

As I have previously mentioned, the apartment we were staying at in Rome belongs to A’s friend.
Jacelyn is a talented songwriter and vocalist who is working in Rome now.
Her boyfriend, Alessandro and her were really sweet and nice to us for that 3 days we were there!
Jacelyn sings really well and write her own music too!
If you’re interested, you can check her out here. She’s really pretty too. :)

Ale made us really good truffles pasta that evening!
There were also other really good starters, but I was too shy to keep taking pictures of the food. Heh.

The next day was a very short one.
We went out a nice breakfast and then proceeded to do some more last minute shopping and do some tax refund stuff.

We met Alessandro for a good morning coffee.
Our apartment was just 2-minutes walk away from the best coffee place in Rome.
I never knew that Romans like to just stand around and have a quick coffee. What a cute culture! :p
I heard the coffee beans here are all roasted there and coffee are all freshly brewed.
Being a non-coffee drinker, I really enjoyed my Caffe Latte that morning. :)
Really good!

And more pictures about town before we leave Rome.

I was really impressed by how we managed to squeeze all our belongings back into the rucksacks!
And the best thing to wear for a flight – LOOSE CLOTHES! :)

December 14th, 2011 by sixpegs

It’s a fresh day at Rome and we got up early to set off to the Colosseo and Roma Forum.
It was hard getting out of bed in this cosy apartment because I’m totally in love with the huge bouncy bed!
We only have 3 full days in Rome and time is tight.

It’s the first time I saw Rome in daylight and I absolutely love it.
I love the colours of the buildings and the many huge wooden doors.
Many of the buildings on the streets are hundreds of years old and they exude an irresistible charm.
The cobble stone roads are lovely too.

The huge and tourist-packed Piazza Venezia.
It’s right at the end of Via del Corso, a huge street that cuts across Rome.

Then I think I see too much stones until I got a little bit looney.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

The Roma Forum from afar. It’s amazing when you see this place and imagine how it was already here thousands of years ago.
The path you walk on was once walked by the most important people in Ancient Roma.

This Gladiator person made us take pictures with him and charged us 5euros. Dammit.

The walk to the Colosseo was anything but plain and boring.
Other than LOADS of tourists, the streets were littered with street performers, cute little roadside stalls and more.
It was quite a nice walk and even more enjoyable if one just take one’s own time down the street. :)

And we finally arrived at the Colosseo!
To me, this place is not as beautiful as the Eiffel Tower.
But after listening to the guide we hired,
I think this place is amazing and intriguing because of its long history and stories behind it.

Learnt a couple other new things too!
Never knew gladiators were actually people from the lower castes in the society.
And they were forced into becoming gladiators.
The Colosseo used to be covered with pretty marble slabs and pillars.
In fact, one will not be able to see any stones in the Colosseo at all in those days.
Can you just imagine how majestic and breathtaking this place used to look like?

The huge cross was erected as a memorial to all the martyrs who lost their lives here.
It used to be in the middle of the main arena, but was later shifted to the side.

Very fail jumping pictures. Ahem.

We had another guide to bring us around the Palatine Hills and Roma Forum. :)
It’s such a gorgeous place with a rich history.
There was actually still excavation works going on at the Palatine Hills area when we were there!

The next stop is the Trevi Fountain (or Fontana de Trevi. A is next to me & she wanna show off that she knows the Italian name).
A did some research and found out that (some say) the BEST ice cream in the world is near the fountain!
And so we went on a hunting trip to look for the amazing San Crispino Gelato!

The Trevi Fountain!
I threw a coin with my back facing the fountain.
I hope I’ll be going back to Rome again soon! :)

And the amazing San Crispino gelato!!!!
I think it really is the BESTEST ice cream I’ve ever had!
We bought a cup each and left the store.
After we’re done with our cups, we looked at each other and went straight back to the store to get another BIGGER cup! :p
It’s THAT GOOD! :D”
They are world renowned and these people are so particular about their gelato that they don’t serve their gelato on cones!

HAPPINESS! ♥

From the gelato shop, it’s just a 15 mins walk to the Spanish Steps.
Ok, I don’t know why the Spanish Steps is so famous actually.
It’s just a lot of stairs.
But it’s still very pretty lah. :p

There were so many tourists we don’t even wanna take a picture of the steps because there will be too many photo bombs.

Right in front of the steps is another main shopping street where you find your usual Prada, Louis Vuitton, etc.
REALLY GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE!!

Dinner was at Gusto, a nice restaurant near the Spanish Steps.
The address is Piazza Augusto Imperatore, 9 00186 Rome, for those who are keen on checking it out too. :)

SOOOO many different kinds of pasta!

We bought a bottle of water from the mart and walked back.
The Pantheon is gorgeous at night! :)

I also wanna share this super cute thumb drive and bookmarks I got from Summur!
Mom needs a thumb drive and she was thrilled when I shared it with her. :)
The bookmarks came in four different colors – pink, red, black and baby blue.
I love the leather texture of the bookmarks!

December 10th, 2011 by sixpegs

This is our last day before we leave for Rome.
How I miss Paris now already. I wish I was still there!
Before I begin, here is a pretty one-piece short jumpsuit I received from The Friday Best.
Oh my god, I love it!
It’s super comfortable and I think I’m going to head out in it tomorrow. :p
You can throw on a belt if you want, but I like it baggy like that. Looks cute! Heh.

Let me start the Europe trip with our Looks of the Day pictures!

We visited Galleries LaFayette, a big shopping area with a lot of “serious brands”.
A and I call huge labels “serious brands” because one needs to be very serious when you’re shopping from these brands.
Hahaha!
To be honest, serious brands shopping for ONE WHOLE DAY can be really tiring and boring.
But something you girls might be interested in is the LongChamp store in there.
It’s near the main entrance and there is always a loooonnnngggg line of tourists waiting to go in!
More interestingly, all the tourists are Asians.
I don’t know why we like LongChamp so much, but I think the stuff there are really much cheaper. :)

There is a huge Apple store nearby too!

I also saw these super pretty Coke metal bottles in the mall.
Pretty in pink and white!
I’m instantly swept away when I saw it!
Although it’s Diet Coke (which I dislike), I bought it anyway. :p

And yes we brought the clean bottles back!
Gave me quite a lot of problems at the customs because they keep beeping at the metal detectors. Hahaha!

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December 4th, 2011 by sixpegs

A very good piece of advice my uncle gave everyone in the family that day was “Life goes on”.
The 5-days wake for Grandma has ended.
Today is the 7th day after Grandma left this world and here I am at home again.
Life still feels somewhat the same, except that I’ll never see Grandma again.
Rainbows will still be as beautiful, freshly cut grass will still smell as sweet.
Grandma is now in heaven looking over us and she will always live in our memories.
I’m glad my family is doing fine and we even made a verbal pact that the family gatherings will go on,
and we will still be as close as before.
I’m now writing with a horrible stiff neck (with a huge koyok at the back of my neck).
Went to a Chinese physician earlier and hopefully the pain will go away soon.

I shall continue with my entries about the recent Europe trip.

There is more than just the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in Paris.
A and I visited the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral & Pantheon too.
Before we begin, I shall share our Looks of the Day!

A is looking really cute with the bowler’s hat and all suited up on black and white.
I think I have never seen A with a bad hair day before.

As for me, I’m all blue.
I’m stacked with blue apparels from head to toe.
I love this blue snood on me. :)

The Notre Dame Cathedral and gorgeous and huge!
We started firing away in front of the cathedral.

Hunchback of the Notre Dame. Hahaha.

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November 29th, 2011 by sixpegs

The Paris experience never ends.

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