Continue from Part 1…The next morning, after the breakfast, we planned to visit the Colosseum.

The building is situated in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. It is considered as one of the greatest works of Roman architecture, as this also the largest amphitheatre ever built in Roman Empire. The Colosseum is capable of seating 50000 spectators for gladiator contests and public spectacles. [Read More here]

If you are taking the Rome Metro, you can stop at the station, Colosseo. Once you walked out from the station, the state-of-art building is just right in front of you. There are a lot of stalls selling souvenirs and yet some of them even wear like a Roman soldier to take photo with the tourists. Before you are allowed to visit the building, you have to buy the entry pass, which is around 10 Euro. [Check here for the ticketing]

Posing in front of the Colosseum…

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Rome, ‘the Eternal City’, is the capital of Italy, located in the Lazio region. Rome’s history spans over two and half thousand years, starting as a small Italian village to the center of a vast empire, to the founding of Catholicism to the capital of today’s Italy. [Read More]

I paid a short visit to this lovely city in one of the weekends, while I was working in Milan. I bought a train ticket to Rome and it took around 4 hours to reach Rome from Milan. The train was so crowded, and I don’t even get a seat.

Upon arrival at Termini Station, Rome, we took the Metro to Barberini station. From there, we walked up the hill and checked in to Hotel Ambasciatori, located at Via Vittorio Veneto 62.

Hotel Ambasciatori Palace Rome, @ Via Vittorio Veneto 62

Room key ~~

View from my room

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It was a long weekend break on the third week of September, due to Hari Raya holiday, which falls on 21st and 22nd September. Yeah, a total of 4 days break from our work :)

I actually planned to have a short vacation on Bukit Tinggi, with Pei Si. It was my first time visit to this highland resorts. Wonder how it looks like, as I received different feedbacks from difference people.

Early in the morning, I picked up my Pei Si and drove all the way up to Bukit Tinggi, through Karak Highway. The traffic was very smooth, and it took me just around 1 hour plus to reach our destination. Fantastic!!! We reached the peak around 11.30am, and it was very crowded, but the air wasn’t cold at all…a bit disappointed of this…

Well, but this is still a nice place to explore and have fun, especially with your loved one :D

Main Entrance to the Colmar Village (original from Alsace, France)

Blue, blue sky with fluffy clouds ~~ 

We parked our car here, the building opposite to the Colmar Village…

We had our buffet dinner at Le Blason before going out for a leisure walk. The restaurant actually served a lot of varieties, including BBQ chicken, salads, fried rice, brownies, desserts and etc… Yeah, the price is relatively “reasonable” :P

Colmar Village at night…

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The next morning, before going back to Milan, I decided to pay a visit to FIFA Headquarters located nearby. I took the tram and take me about half an hour to reach my destination from my hotel.

Main Entrance of FIFA HQ

Closer look~~

If not mistaken, this represents the Football in Africa region… :P

Main building of FIFA HQ!

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After visiting Grossmünster church,I went to Dolderbahn and ride on the cable car. It brought me up to the hill, where Dolder Grand Hotel is located, and from there, I can enjoy a panaromic view of Zurich city. (More on Dolderbhan)

Entrance of Dolderbahn

I just spent an hour there, as I couldn’t find much attractions on the hill. Perhaps, I should visit the zoo nearby but it might be too late after that. It was still early to go for dinner, and I decided to visit Globus, one of the famous department store in Switzerland.

In front of Globus

Lotsa of fruitss~~

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I visited several places on the second day of my stay in Zurich, including Switzerland National Museum, Chinese Garden Zurich, Lake of Zurich,and Grossmünster Church. After having my breakfast, I bought a day pass for 8.00 CHF and went out to the city center by tram. Zurich is famous for its highly efficient, clean and safe public transport system. It is quite convenient to travel around the city with public transport. First, I paid a visit to Switzerland National Museum, located near to Hauptbahnhof,the main train station.

Switzerland National Museum

The entrance fee cost me around 10 CHF, and I spent about 2 hours there. Yeah, after this, I took the tram down to Chinese Garden Zurich, but unfortunately the meseum was closed for maintainence. Even though, it is still worth to spend your time here with the fantastic scenary .You can have a leisure walk here, to refresh your mind and free yourself from stress.

Chinese Garden Zurich

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