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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Castello Sforzesco (English: Sforza Castle) is one of the remarkable landmarks in MIilan, Italy. The orginal construction of this building began in the 14th century, and Francesco Sforza, the founder of Sforza Dynasty in Milan strated the reconsturction in year 1450. In 19th century, the restoration of the castle was strated following its transfer from military use to the city of Milan. It was directed by Luca Beltrami, a famous Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration works. Unfortunately, the castle was severely damnaged during World War II and the post-war reconstruction of the building was undertaken by BBPR architectural partnership. Now, the building is used to accomodate several city’s musuem and art gallery collections.
Since the building is situated at the city center, it is quite easy to reach there by public transport. You can try the following routes, which were quite convenient to me.
- Subway: MM1 Cairoli – Castello Station
- Streetcars: Line 4 (last stop towards Duomo direction)
Some snapshots of this historical castle… ;-)
Main Entrance of Castello Sforzesco
the fountain in front of the main entrance~~
the Garden in Castello Sforzesco~~ a good place for recreation and leisure :D
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AC Hotel Milano is a 4-star hotel, located near to the town centre of Milan, Italy. The hotel belongs to AC Hotels Group, a popular hotel chain in Spain, Italy and Portugal. The range of hotels presented covers almost all of Spain and part of Italy and Portugal. I am staying in AC Hotel Milano due to my project commitment. Although this is not a 5-star luxury hotel, but they offer great service and comfortable stay to every guest.
“Our aim is not only to grow, but to always offer the best quality and the same level of innovating and exclusive details in each one of our hotels.”, adapted from their website.
AC Hotel Milano, Lombardia
King-sized bed?
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Milan is a city renowned as one of the world capitals of designs and fashion. No doubt, you can find Giorgio Armani, Valentino, D&G, Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Luis Vuitton and much more… :???:
Luckily, there is a shopping outlet in Serravalle Scrivia (roughly an hour drive from Milan). Reputed to be the first designer outlet in Italy, Serravalle Designer Outlet (Official Website) is also the biggest designer outlet in Europe. With more than 180 stores stock clothing, footwear and accessories, it also offers 3000 parking lots, a children play ground, bars and restaurants to the public. There are several ways to reach this place, and the cheapest would be taking a bus from Milan Foro Bonaparte (€20). Check the shuttle service here.
the Main Entrance~~
the main Square at the entrance
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Venice is a city in northern Italy, which is about 300km away from Milan. The place has been known as the “La Dominante”, “Serenissima”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Bridges”, and “The City of Light”. It is also one of the most beautiful cities in the world, especially for the couples.
The high-speed train operated by Eurostar
On a lovely Saturday morning, I bought myself a train ticket, which costs me EUR 26.50 (single-trip) and headed straight to Santa Lucia Station at Venice. The train service was operated by Eurostar, and took me about two and half hours for me to reach Venice, which is about 300km away from Milan.
Water buses or vaporetti
Water buses or vaporetti is the main transport in Venice, and definitely you have to buy a ticket for that. There are many different packages for the travel cards, and I chose the one with 12 hours of validty, for EUR 14.
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