tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18644478512572771112023-11-16T07:35:34.224+00:00My Empire of DreamsThe life and adventures of a wild pashly.Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-10307216415063973242017-01-03T05:34:00.000+00:002017-01-03T05:34:11.856+00:00A heart is a heavy burden.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A lovely day off work meant sleeping in. Well as much as I could with my cat Ricky meowing at me to wake up and give him the attention he was craving. It did not seem to help much but I was able to sleep a bit longer. </div>
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Waking up, I relaxed for a while before popping to the grocery store for some chorizo sausage. While I was there Jon reminded me that I was to meet him and his lovely girlfriend Whitney for brunch. Popping home, I dropped off my groceries and headed to meet them for food. Picking them up after having to circle back our original plan was to go to Slickity Jim's Chat N' Chew on Main Street but we saw the line outside and decided to try somewhere else. After parking on Commercial we chose to go to Havanas after a bit of a menu mix up at Fet's Whiskey Kitchen. We had to wait but it was worth it. </div>
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I had the delicious savoury chicken and waffles. With it I had a chai tea latte. I was in heaven. This was Jon and Whitney's treat for me for looking after their cat Fitz.</div>
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Dragging Whitney home with me I showed her a few youtube videos mostly Ze Frank and Casey Neistat. When Whitney had left, I got to cooking a delicious sweet potato and chorizo skillet to bring for lunches. It's usually so delicious so I had to keep myself from eating any as I was to meet with my sister for dinner on Commercial drive.<br />
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The sunset tonight was lovely. I drove over to the drive to meet my sister for supper and to go see Howl's Moving Castle at the Rio Theatre. It was amazing. They have been showing a few different Hayao Miyazaki films and I wish I could go to all of them. I really enjoyed watching the film. I'll be listening to the soundtrack on youtube.<br />
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All in all a very good day.Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-26601646875335971252017-01-02T04:52:00.003+00:002017-01-02T04:52:58.855+00:00The First Day of 2017Well it has been ages since I have posted on this blog. I feel bad. It was a nice outlet for me to share what I was feeling. I don't think anyone has visited it in a while as I have not been actively posting. I'm no longer travelling. I am living and working in Vancouver. I enjoy my job. I like being back home. I do find myself missing Liverpool quite a bit as well as how easy it was to travel. Will I travel anywhere this year? Who knows. I hope I do but so far no plans.<br />
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Above is a collection of photos from the past year. It was hard to choose for March as there were so many photos to choose from. I had such a fun time travelling around Europe. </div>
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Since arriving back into Canada on April 11th, I spent a week up in my home town of Powell River enjoying the company of family and old friends. The weather was amazing and as always the adventure to get to Powell River was beautiful. Two ferries along the coast and a long winding drive down the peninsula with my mother and sister. We spent a week there, eating mostly Thai food and enjoying ice creams and before we knew it it was time to drive back to Vancouver.</div>
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Back in Vancouver I was reunited with my cat Ricky, Mexican food and my very good friend Chris moved to Vancouver to work at SFU.<br />
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I'm happy to say that I was able to find work a week after searching. I decided to see if I would be able to go back to my old job and they were able to hire me in the same position I left but on a different shift. I was able to keep my old wage so I was very happy not to have to start at the bottom and have to work my way up. I was hired on May 4th and started work May 5th. I work Monday to Fridays which is great and allows me to have the weekends off. </div>
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My mother worked up North of Fort McMurray and there has been a terrible forest fire that destroyed the city. She was able to get out and fly to Vancouver on the 6th. We were very worried about her being up there so were very happy to have her be able to get out of there. We enjoyed a nice breakfast at Angelina's in New Westminster before sending her off on Pacific Coastal to fly up to Powell River.</div>
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I attended a Vancouver Whitecaps FC match against Portland Timbers at BC Place with Shawn, Jordan and Carol. The Whitecaps won and it was a really good match. It was nice to sing and clap along with the rest of the fans.<br />
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I spent yesterday with Chris and Shawn wandering Main Street. We walked down to Cartems Donuterie and enjoyed the rootbeer and watermelon doughnuts. They were very delicious and we shared them between me and Shawn. We walked up to Welk's and did a bit of shopping. I picked up a journal and a few lip balms. I am going to try hard to keep up a diary/journal/written account of what I get up to. We stopped at Bob Likes Thai Food for lunch and I had a Thai iced tea and the Red Duck Curry which was delicious and very filling. We were stuffed so I am looking forward to having those for left overs.<br />
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<br />Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-64849710383551191622016-05-03T12:00:00.000+01:002016-05-15T20:32:24.977+01:00Valencia: Falles Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After waking up after my long night enjoying the Valencian nightlife with the hostels falles "tour" which was actually a pub crawl. I had missed the walking tour which I had hoped to take. Heading back to Plaza de Reina, I was happy that the sun was out and the skies were blue compared to how grey it was yesterday.</div>
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With no plans except to meet up with Hannah and Kiera, two lovely English girls I had met from my hostel on the pub crawl the night before. That was going to be at one pm after they met up with one of their friends that was arriving that day.</div>
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I headed over to to Valencia's Mercado Central to check out what the market had to offer. I wandered around debating what to get. There was so much to look at and such amazing food on display. I settled on a carton of strawberries and a container of cut up cheese.</div>
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Meeting up with the girls and their friend Tom, we all headed towards the main plaza to watch the mascletá, which are audio fireworks. I had missed them when I had arrived in Valencia yesterday so I was very excited to hear them today.<br />
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Before this photo I did not have a set of sunglasses. There were plenty of vendors selling different things from beer to scarves. One came by to harass us but everyone had sunglasses but me. The guy initially wanted five euros for the sunglasses he was selling but when he saw us eating the cheese I had picked up from the market earlier he reached in and grabbed a couple of pieces. In shock we argued with him and Tom got the price down to €2 euros as we felt him eating the cheese was worth the additional euros. Now styling my new hot pink sunnies, we set about enjoying the mascletá.</div>
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As the mascletá started, the middle of the square by the main falle filled with smoke. The fireworks that made the noise were loud and as the main square is surrounded by very tall buildings the sound of the fireworks bounces off the buildings. It is an amazing thing to experience. Very noisy but a lot of fun.</div>
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With the sun shining, we had no exact plans except to wander around the city and enjoy the festival. The other three had been to falles before so they were seasoned veterans in my mind. I stared and snapped away as the beautifully dressed falleras and falleros passed us practicing for the parades that would happen in the days ahead. I could not get over the cute little children dressed in their outfits. The others were very patient with me as I took it all in.</div>
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Out next stop after the mascletá was to pick up drinks. Starting with a strawberry mojito, we strolled through the streets. I am not sure what the policy is when it is not falles but we strolled around drinking alcohol with no problem. There are drink stalls on every corner serving up mojitos and other drinks.</div>
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I loved these little girls munching on a snack as they paraded about.<br />
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Soon enough the sun was starting to set in the sky and we were still wandering around. I was still taking as many photos of the falles as I could. Loving the details and amazed that there were still so many falles that I had not yet seen. They were everywhere and each so different and beautiful.<br />
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I adored this sea themed falle. I loved the details of it with all the different mermaids representing the different seas around the world. </div>
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The sailor leaning in to kiss the mermaid! I think the boat's name is something like 'speak of the sea' but might be something similar.</div>
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The fireworks were amazing as always. Lots of explosions and different ones. I took a few photos but am trying to get more in the habit of taking time to enjoy whats in front of me.<br />
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As I mentioned in my last post, I took a lot of photos and would love to share the beauty of the Falles festival with any that happen across my blog. This post is a continuation of my first one. I felt I had so many photos that it would be better if I split my first day of Falles into two parts. This second part is what I got up to in the afternoon and night of March 15.<br />
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As I wandered around, seeking out the falles in no particular order. If I spotted one down a street, I would make my way towards it. If I saw any more as I walked down that street I would do my best to remember their position so that I would be able to walk back to them so I could see them close up. This was happening so much now that I had to keep looking up and down streets as I crossed them to see if there was something set up down them.</div>
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So with my earlier snack of banuelos, I knew I was an amateur at this beautiful pumpkin donut/fritter, a deep fried delicious treat. As I walked around inspecting the large winter themed falle above, I came across a shop front that had a line outside of it. Looking at the line and then the building I saw that they sold banuelos and horchata. Deciding if it was good enough for a line, it must be good stuff. Joining the line with what seemed to be a good number of Spaniards. I got into conversation with a family behind me that knew English who told me that the shop we were lining up for was one of the best places to get banuelos. I even met a guy in their family from Richmond, BC who was very nice. They offered for me to join them but we decided I would probably get sat quicker if I went in alone. </div>
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Ordering from a very helpful woman, I received my cup of hot chocolate and my beautiful banuelos. These were so light in colour compared to my first ones I had. Now I knew what the good stuff looked like. Dipping the banuelos in the chocolate, I was in heaven.</div>
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The amazing chocolate that I just had to polish off after I was finished all my banuelos. It was really nice to people watch in the shop as there were lots of families enjoying a big dish of of banuelos and dipping them into their hot chocolates.</div>
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The line up that drew me to the little shop where I had the most amazing banuelos. Heading off with my belly full, I wandered back to some of the falles I had seen earlier and took more photos. There was just so much to see. The weather had not improved and remained quite grey.</div>
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As it was just the beginning of the festival, I kept coming cross falles that were being set up and being worked on. It was amazing the amount of work that went into each of these creations.</div>
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I had a long list now of the falles I liked. I don't think I had seen a falle yet that I did not like. This one made me think of a princess with a sprite on her head.</div>
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I really loved the detailing on the one above of the turtle with a tree growing out of its back holding two elephants with a cheeky fallera and fallero in the basket? above them.</div>
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Walking back to the one above, the crew was still busy adding details to their beautiful work. The man above was painting away at the big jewel.</div>
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This Japanese ninja, geisha, dragon themed falle was the closest falle to the hostel I was staying in.</div>
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As we passed falles, I could not resist taking photos of them. Testing out the capabilities of my new camera.<br />
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Forcing my lovely "tour" friends to pose for photos featuring one of the sangria bottles.<br />
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We have about five sangria bottles to go through so dropping down in a random we decided to play a drinking game. I can only remember the name of the game as Shoulders though I think there was another name they were calling it. It was a fun game and it helped polish off some of the sangria. We invited some random people into our game.<br />
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Having to get to a club for a certain time, we left the sangria with our new friends and hurried through the streets. I was of course distracted by the graffiti but hurried after them after each stop to take pictures.<br />
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We had a fun time in this club. With the purchase of a drink you received a pool noodle which we used to hit each other as we danced.</div>
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I loved these tiny bulls surrounding the bullfighter. They were available in gift shops around Valencia so I liked their addition to this falle.</div>
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I absolutely adored this children's falle. It had a coloured in look too it like it had all been coloured in my pencil crayon or just crayons. This green guy was my favourite.</div>
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Sorry for the absence of posts. It has been an eventful time. I left Liverpool April 5 and flew to Iceland where I stayed for 6 nights. On April 11, I flew home and managed to surprise my sister. Since arriving I've been catching up with friends and family. I have a lot of adventures to catch up on in my blog and will be focusing on the next chapter of my life in Canada. I will try and keep active and post more often about my daily adventures.</div>
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Arriving in Valencia, I hurried from the train station to my hostel, the Purple Nest. I dropped my bags off and hurried out to explore Valencia and the Falles festival.</div>
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For those who do not know Falles is a traditional celebration for Saint Joseph in Valencia. Falles refers to the celebration and the monuments that are built. Each monument is burnt on the last night of the celebration. Each day at 2 pm there are audio fireworks in and at night there are fireworks.</div>
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As I walked towards Plaza de la Reina, I saw lots of graffiti, if you have been reading my blog you may have noted that I do take an interest in street art. I really enjoyed finding the art in Valencia.</div>
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I really enjoyed this Egyptian themed one. I did not get good lighting right away on it as the sky was very grey but it was beautifully detailed. It was the first one I came across and I was very excited to see it.<br />
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I had been wanting to attend the Falles festival since I came to Valencia with my mother in 2009 a week or so after the festival and realised we had missed something really big and special. We had even known about the festival and not many people do. I made it my main bucket list goal of my going to Europe was to attend falles. As my family came to visit me in March of 2015, I made sure that in 2016 I would go to Valencia and see the festival with my own eyes.<br />
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In the same plaza there was a really cute bear falles. The detail on it was amazing. Each side had different things to look at. I kept taking photos trying to capture all of the details. </div>
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Some of the falles have funny adult natured scenes to them as the one above. They can also make fun of politics, celebrities and just about everything.<br />
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Continuing my wandering, I headed to the Plaza de la Virgen where they have a very large Mary. This Mary, is ready for the offering of the flowers. The falleras in the offering will carry flowers to her and she will be covered in a robe made completely of flowers.<br />
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Seems like David has been following me around since Florence.</div>
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As you can see there are a lot of photos which makes me unsure if I should post them all or just post some. :D This is not even all the photos from my first day. I just want to share the details of all of the creations.</div>
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On my last day in Rome and the afternoon of my birthday, I headed back to the Vatican to climb the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Entering the area to buy tickets for the dome just off the entrance of the basilica, I purchased the €8.00 ticket to use the lift to get partially up to the dome. It's only €2.00 more than the cost of walking the stairs. A lift had not been an option when I climbed the dome of the Duomo di Firenze but I was taking the lift this time plus it was my birthday and on your birthday you can do whatever you like.</div>
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The lift takes you up to the base of the dome or cupola. The dome of St. Peter's rises to a total height of 136.57 metres from the floor of the basilica to the top of the external cross. It is the tallest dome in the world. That means once I got to the top minus of course that cross bit, I was on top of the tallest dome in the world.<br />
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The dome is made up of mosaics. The photo above is of a cupid made from the mosaics. You cannot tell from the photo below that they are mosaics. They look like paintings. It's amazing. I can only imagine how long it would take to mosaic the dome.<br />
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The dome was completed in 1590 after going through a few architects.<br />
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It was quite different then climbing the dome of the Florence Cathedral. I much preferred this dome. It was all one way where as in Florence you would have people trying to come down while you were walking up. Very annoying in such a cramped space.</div>
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Trying to walk along a hallway with a dome on the right. Not very easy.<br />
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Above the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel is in the right hand corner.</div>
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Looking over the walled Vatican City state, you can see the extent of its buildings, the green grass, the manicured gardens and the Swiss Guard.<br />
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I wish the weather had been nicer but I had a great day climbing the dome as well as my morning of exploring the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-4753359726569666692016-04-02T12:00:00.000+01:002016-04-02T12:00:22.543+01:00Roman Forum and Palatine Hill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After leaving the colosseum, I headed across the road to the Roman Forum, having to wait in a queue of people with tickets until I could enter. It did not take very long but was a bit annoying to have to re-queue but I entertained myself until I could finally enter. As with the colosseum, I had downloaded the free audio guide of the roman forum from Rick Steve's website. </div>
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The Roman Forum is a rectangular plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings. <br />
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Above is the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine, the largest building of the Roman Forum built in 312 AD. The basilica is a marvel of Roman engineering as at the time of its construction it was the largest structure to be built<br />
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It was a lot of fun walking through all the ruins and seeing them in person. You can touch them, they aren't hidden behind glass or behind ropes.<br />
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Above and below the Temple of Romulus.<br />
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Above is the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, started in 141 AD by the Emperor Antoninus Pius, he dedicated the temple to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. When Antonius Pius died, the temple was re-dedicated to join the two deities by Antonius' successor, Marcus Aurelius.</div>
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Above is the Temple of Julius Caesar, built in 29 AD. Julius Caesar was the first resident of Rome to be deified and so honoured with a temple by his adopted son Augustus. </div>
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Above the Temple of Castor and Pollux, built in 495 BC and dedicated to the twin sons of Zeus and Leda.</div>
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Above is the Temple of Vesta, a circular temple, the entrance facing east to symbolize connection between Vesta's fire and the sun as sources of life.<br />
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This grassy area and the ruins behind was the House of the Vestal Virgins, located just behind the Temple of Vesta. A vestal virgin was a young girl consecrated to Vesta and vowed to chastity, sharing the charge of maintaining the sacred fire burning on the goddess's altar. A vestal virgin was sworn to celibacy for 30 years.<br />
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Above is the large Arch of Septimius Severus, an arch dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the victories against the Parthians.<br />
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Looking towards Palatine Hill, which stands 40 meters above the Roman Forum. Recent excavations of Palatine Hill show that people have lived there since approximately 10,000 BC. Many affluent Romans had their residences there as well as several emperors. The ruins of the palaces of Augustus, Tiberius and Domitian can be seen on the Hill.<br />
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Above the ruins of the Stadium of Domitian, also known as the Circus Agonalis. The stadium was built in 86 AD by the Emperor Titus Flavius Domitianus as a gift to the people of Rome. It looks like you were once able to walk along the stadiums grassy area and you can see that it is kept manicured.<br />
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The view of the Colosseum and Roman Forum from Palatine Hill is amazing. You can see all over the ancient ruins and gives you an idea of what the people who lives on Palatine Hill saw when everything was in tact.<br />
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The visit to the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill was a perfect start to my birthday. I had a really good time in all three areas of ancient Rome and I think the price is worth it but I recommend getting to the sites earlier as I saw a lot more people arriving and crowding the forum as I was making my way to the exit. </div>
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I woke up early and walked for the Colosseum from my hostel, wanting to arrive as it was opening so that there would not be much of a queue. At first I thought to get tickets at the Roman Forum area and go into the Colosseum without the line later on but the line going into the Colosseum seemed to be moving a lot faster so I headed over and within ten minutes I was inside the ancient amphitheatre.<br />
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It was my birthday and I was walking through the 1,946 year old building. It was a lot older than me that was for sure. Armed with a Rick Steve's audio tour on my ipod, I walked along taking in my surroundings and trying to absorb the sights I had only ever seen images of.<br />
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The Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre. It is the largest amphitheatre ever built and is made of sand and concrete. The Colosseum could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators. Anfield in Liverpool can hold 45,522 spectators though thats soon to be increased with the stadium expansion but it puts things in perspective.</div>
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There of course used to be a floor to the colosseum, now the underground structure or hypogeum is revealed. The arena is 83 meters by 48 meters and was covered by wood and then sand. The hypogeum area was used to cage animals and hold gladiators and other fighters before the fights.<br />
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One the upper area of the colosseum, you get a nice view of the surrounding area like the Roman Forum which would be my next stop. Entrance to the colosseum costs €12 and includes entrance to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.<br />
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I really enjoyed my wander around the colosseum and was glad I downloaded the free audio guide from Rick Steve's website as it did help me understand more about the building. Visiting made me want to watch Gladiator but I haven't had a chance to watch the film just yet.<br />
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Just before you enter St. Peter's Basilica there is an ornate ceiling welcoming you in. As you enter the size of the size of the basilica hits you. Walking forward on your right is Michelangelo's Pietà, the only work he ever signed. It went on tour to New York for the 1964-65 World Fair. The poor statue has had a hard time in the past when a mentally disturbed geologist walked into the chapel and hacked at the sculpture while shouting "I am Jesus Christ; I have risen from the dead!" He removed Mary's arm, knocked off a chunk of her nose, chipped one of her eyelids. She looks pretty good after her restoration and is now well protected behind glass.<br />
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Below was the one of the things I found most interesting in the church. It is St. Peter's Baldachin which is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy which stands at 20 feet which is like a six story building. It's huge. It fits nicely in the big church. Designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who has featured in a few of my blog posts now with his sculpted works. The source of the bronze used to make the structure is unknown with some saying it came from the bronzed roof of the Pantheon though Pope Urban said the bronze from the Pantheon was used to make canons and the bronze for the baldachin came from Venice.<br />
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More Barberini Bee's in the photo below on the baldachin.<br />
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Leaving the basilica I could not resist taking a photo of the Swiss Guard. I felt bad but I am sure they are more than used to getting their photo taken by all the tourists and pilgrims that find their way to the church. I find their costumes funny but I am sure I would not find them very funny if they were to get mad at me. If you want to be a Swiss Guard you must be single, Catholic and Swiss, of course.<br />
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I left the Vatican, adding a new country to my list of countries I have visited as the Vatican City is the smallest.</div>
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The morning after my amazing food tour, I got up super early to catch the metro to the Vatican. Like the food tour, I decided to go with The Roman Guy. I booked their "Privileged Entrance" Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica tour, which costs $89.00. The tour may seem pricey but I thought it was worth the price. It is a small group tour and it was just me and a couple from the US. Our guide Raffaella took us into the special queue to get access to the museum at 8 versus the normal time of 9.</div>
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Normally the tour goes into St. Peter's Basilica but Pope Francis was holding an audience in the square as it the Year of Mercy. The Basilica was closed for the audience but would reopen later on. When I arrived in the morning there was a lot of people but the square had been fenced off.<br />
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Back to the tour, we stepped inside the museum and hurried through it to get to the Sistine Chapel to get to be inside it with less of a crowd. It was beautiful. I do suggest googling it as there are no photos allowed to be taken inside of it therefore I have no photos. They are very strict on the no photos and there were guards shushing people and telling people to not use their cameras. I walked around with my head craned up to the ceiling to see Michelangelo's masterpiece.<br />
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The above photo shows what the Sistine Chapel was apparently painted like before Michelangelo got a hold of it.<br />
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Raffaella was an amazing source of information as she guided us through the museum. It was really nice to be in such a small group as we were able to ask her questions about anything we saw. I was very happy snapping away taking photos and looking around taking everything in. I don't know a whole lot about the Vatican so I was taking in all the new information and really enjoyed learning about it.<br />
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We entered the courtyard where a large bronze pine cone stands. It was once part of a fountain in Ancient Rome next to a Temple of Isis.<br />
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This large bronze ball is a version of the Sphere Within Sphere by Arnaldo Pomodoro. Raffaella showed us a cool trick by crossing over the little fence surrounding it and spinning it gently.<br />
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The Vatican Museum is one of the largest museums in the world, there are so many items, paintings, sculptures to look at. The museum is over 500 years old, having been opened in 1506 of course I am sure it did not look like it does now but still 500 years old is old.</div>
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How I felt wandering around looking at all the cool and beautiful things in the Vatican Museum ^<br />
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One of the things I really liked was the false moldings on the ceilings. In the above photo the wall is painted to look like it is molded. We entered a section of the museum displaying maps of sections of Italy. I really liked this section and Raffaella took a photo of me and the couple that joined my tour in front of the more detailed map of Italy.<br />
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Moving on we entered the areas of the Vatican Museum that Rafael had painted in. It was amazing to see the beautiful colours used in his work and the amount of detail each fresco contained.<br />
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Apparently this was Rafael's girlfriend. ^<br />
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Sylvester Stallone is that you? ^<br />
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Rafael second from the right. ^<br />
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I saw this painting in the newer gallery where they host contemporary religious paintings, I thought it was quite amusing. The painting is the Trip to the Ecumenical Council by Fernando Botero.<br />
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We ended the tour by the little cafe the Vatican Museum has and parted ways with Raffaella. We were going to wait it out to enter the basilica. Eating something resembling a pizza pocket before I headed to the Sistine Chapel to try and find a seat and wait for the doors to the basilica to open.<br />
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Finally the doors were open and we slipped through a corridor, down through a section of the outside and around to the front of the basilica, entering the queue at the front so we did not have to wait at the back of a very long line. The place was very busy as there had been a lot of people there to attend the audience of Pope Francis.<br />
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One of the things I have always been interested in doing was taking a food tour. In my planning and researching on the destinations I was going to visit I decided that I would take a food tour in Rome. The one I took was the Roman Guy's Trastevere "Locals" Food Tour. The tour was $84.00 but I thought I would splurge and just enjoy myself. After my wandering around Rome I had worked up an appetite, meeting the tour guide Elaine near the Campo De' Fiori market in Piazza Farnese at 5:30 pm. Soon the family that was to join me did. Laura and Rus from Atlanta and their three boys were to be the rest of the group. It was nice to have a small group and made the tour more enjoyable when you could be right there with the guide and get the full experience.</div>
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Our first stop on the tour was to a cheese shop called Cooperative Latte Cisternino just near the market. We actually went into the back of the shop and were given a glass of wine. Water for the kids, of course. We listened to Elaine talk about each cheese, sampling cheese after cheese. I am a big fan of cheese so this place was a big hit with me. The kids were not too keen on the cheese so I took advantage of that. The buffalo mozzarella was my favourite but everything was good. </div>
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Leaving the cheese shop and its lovely cheese behind, we continued the tour. Walking through the dismantled marketplace to our next stop Filetti di Baccala.<br />
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Inside we were given a table and were presented with a tray of hot deep fried baccala, which I knew a lot of from my time in Portugal where it is known as bacalhau. Baccala is salted dried cod. I am not sure how they prepare it for frying here but from what I learned in Portugal is that you soak it in water, drain the water, soak it some more until you are able to cook with it. Basically rehydrating it and removing most of the salt content. Elaine told us that baccala is a good takeaway for late night barhoppers as the marketplace area is quite popular to drink in.<br />
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I must say it was very delicious. I tried comparing it to the UK fish and chips style but Elaine was quick to point out that traditional fish and chips is with fresh cod, not the baccala.<br />
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Heading across the river we entered the Travestere neighbourhood. The sun was setting across the Tiber and it was just so beautiful. I tried to soak everything in as Elaine ushered us across.<br />
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Our next stop was La Renella, an amazing bakery and pizzeria. Looking at the display case full of pizza, I wanted to have it all. One of everything please! No luck, we were served a portion of the cheese pizza which was delicious but I can only imagine what the others tasted like. Elaine told us that this bakery supplies bread for most of the restaurants in the area. Of course the pizza was a hit with the kids and disappeared quickly.<br />
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The next stop on the tour was a place called Tastevere Kmzero, which is known for being all about fresh and local. Getting all its ingredients from as close as it can. We were given a glass of wine and served trays with open faced sandwiches, cheeses and meats. It was very different but not in a bad way. It was delicious, I enjoyed the honey drizzled over the cheese and the sliced meats were delicious. The kids enjoyed juices that made me want to trade in my glass of wine to try. </div>
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Eating as much cheese and meat as I could before we slipped out the door and back into the night. Trailing after Elaine as we strolled through this really cool neighbourhood thriving with restaurants and people enjoying themselves.<br />
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Our last food stop was the Trattoria da Teo, which was great because one of the boy's name was Theo so the owner Teo came out and met him. Theo also got a quick tour of the kitchen. Our starter was the Carciofi alla giudia, Jewish style fried artichokes. The outside leaves were crisp almost like chips and the inside was tender.</div>
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Next was Cacio e pepe, a traditional cheese and pepper pasta. It was delicious. Elaine tried to tell the owners smaller portions as we had been eating a lot but we still got a large portion of pasta. This was my favourite food stop of the tour. The pasta was amazing.<br />
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Our last stop and I think the best end of a tour, Gelateria del Teatro. An amazing gelato shop that has two locations in Rome. The different flavours all looked amazing and I wanted to try them all. I had the pumpkin and something like rosemary or lavender. I really can't remember the second flavour and it is bugging me as it was delicious. Looking online to try and find their flavour list I think it was Rosemary, honey and lemon. All the flavours are very fresh and made in the shop.<br />
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This food tour was amazing and I do recommend it. I had a lot of fun. Elaine was a pretty cool guide and showed us around her neighbourhood. If I could go back and do it all over again I would. All the stops were very good. The gelato, the pasta, the pizza, the baccala, the cheese, all of it. So amazing and so filling. If you can afford it or just go to the locations, do it.Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-69016069345710429702016-03-28T14:20:00.000+01:002016-03-28T14:20:06.577+01:00Walking around Rome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This little wander around Rome happened after I left the Borghese Gallery. Wandering through the Villa Borghese gardens, I was able to get a nice view over the Vatican and Rome. The square below is the Piazza del Popolo which was looking very nice in the sunshine. I worked my way down from the gardens into the piazza.<br />
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I had picked up a map from my hostel and it had some food, gelato, museum and other type of things recommendations. I was more focused on the gelato side of things. Seeing one close to where I was I headed over to try it out. I ended up getting some delicious flavours from Pompi gelato on Via della Croce, 82. Eating my gelato, I strolled over to the Spanish steps which were sadly covered up for restoration. There was a small section open but it was just not the same so I did not take any photos and did not climb them. I felt lucky that the last time I had been in Rome I had been able to climb them.<br />
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Continuing my stroll through Rome, I hit up the Trevi fountain. This time it was day time. The sun was out as was all the tourists.<br />
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Notice the papal tiara and the crossed keys. When you're in Rome, you start noticing all the things in the city that have to do with the popes. Usually a pope would put his coat of arms on things that he built.<br />
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The Trevi fountain is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. It was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci in 1762. Apparently €3,000 are thrown into the fountain daily!<br />
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Leaving the Pantheon, I walked to the Piazza Navona to admire it's fountains.<br />
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My next stop was the the Altar of the Fatherland or the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II. A monument built in honour of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy.<br />
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Above the goddess Roma looking over the the tomb of the unknown soldier. Below, the guard of the tomb.<br />
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Leaving the Altar of the Fatherland, I walked towards Trajan's Market and the other Roman ruins surrounding it. Trajan's market is the world's oldest shopping mall.<br />
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Reaching the Colosseum, I admired it from outside. The clouds were starting to move in and I had a food tour to go to so I was needing to make sure I left enough time to stroll along the river to where the food tour met.<br />
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Leaving the Colosseum and all the ruins behind I walked through the Circus Maximus which apparently was an ancient chariot racing stadum, go figure.<br />
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Strolling along the river, I was sad to see the beautiful blue sky taking over by grey skies. Rain was just starting and I was not wearing the best shoes for it. My new Paez shoes from Lisbon, like Toms are horrible on any sort of slick pavement. Luckily as I reached the square where the food tour would begin the rain went away and I was able to let the stones dry and prevent myself from breaking an ankle slipping.<br />
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<br />Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-42918795445177308702016-03-27T13:10:00.003+01:002016-03-27T19:46:43.267+01:00Borghese Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the things I had planned for Rome was the Borghese Gallery. I was very glad that I had booked my tickets ahead of time rather than just showing up at the gallery as the tickets were sold out until Friday. You pick a time slot and are given two hours in the art gallery. I decided to splurge on the audio tour. The inside of the gallery is beautiful, there is just so much to look at and see. I ended up on the second floor of the gallery which threw off my audio tour as I was confused thinking I was on the first floor so the numbers were not matching up. I figured it out and headed for the first floor to start over. It was a good choice as I was starting to get frustrated and was confused about the numbers. Walking around looking at all the art and being able to get the descriptions of each room was very enjoyable so I thought the €5 audio guide price was worth it. I normally skip audio guides but this helped me out as there was a lot to look at.<br />
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Apollo and Daphne by Bernini ^<br />
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David by Bernini ^<br />
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I wandered around each room admiring the sculptures and paintings covering the walls and ceilings. The gallery was started by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the nephew of Pope Paul V who was an avid collector of Caravaggio and an early patron of Bernini.<br />
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David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio ^<br />
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Young Sick Bacchus by Caravaggio ^<br />
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Madonna, Child and Serpent by Caravaggio.^<br />
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Pluto and Proserpina by Bernini ^<br />
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Leda by Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio ^<br />
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Deposition by Peter Paul Rubens ^<br />
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Susanna and The Elders by Peter Paul Rubens^<br />
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Sacred and Profane Love by Titian. ^<br />
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If you have time while you are in Rome, I highly suggest giving this gallery a look. I also suggest booking in advance as tickets are limited. The location of the gallery is Villa Borghese gardens and can be easily reached by the Piazza di Spagna metro stop though I walked from the hostel I was staying in. I really enjoyed this art museum as its full of beautiful masterpieces.</div>
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Leaving Florence, I took the train down to Rome. I left sunny Florence and arrived in a very rainy Rome. I had my rain jacket. I had my umbrella. I was set to walk around and enjoy what I could. I left my hostel The Yellow and walked to the Trevi fountain which google maps told me was a half an hour walk.</div>
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On my last morning in Florence, I went to Palazzo Vecchio to have a look around the museum and tower. As I was 25 at the time, I was able to get a discount on my entrance ticket. Normally these age discounts only apply to EU residents but their sign did not mention that restriction. In front of the Palazzo Vecchio is the Loggia dei Lanzi, an open air gallery of sculptures.</div>
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Right away I entered the Hall of Five Hundred, a large room covered in large murals on the walls and a beautiful painted ceiling. The room was built for the meetings of the higher council which was made up of 500 members so that is why it is named that. The murals are by Giorgio Vasari and in one of them he put a small green flag with the words Cerca Trova which means basically seek and find. I had read about this in Dan Brown's Inferno and I mean that little flag is soooo tiny. There are so many murals in that room and they are all so big with such detail that it was hard to find the flag. I had to ask the guide to help me and then use my cameras zoom to get to the flag. Standing from the floor, you can see the flag but you can't pick out the words. It was crazy the detail and I wonder why Vasari put in this secret message.<br />
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Cerca trova became by motto for exploring the Palazzo Vecchio. Climbing stairs and entering rooms. They had most of the details of each room mapped out and also in English for those poor people not fluent in Italian, aka me.<br />
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Looking down at the Hall of Five Hundred from above, the room is just so big. It's huge!<br />
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What I loved about the building was that almost every room had paintings on the walls, murals on the ceilings. It's beautiful.<br />
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The Dante Alighieri death mask that is on show in the museum. Apparently it is not actually his death mask but a mask of a sculpture.<br />
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I climbed up to the upper level, heading to climb the tower of the Palazzo Vecchio. Even though I had climbed all the stairs of the Duomo and the bell tower, I climbed the tower. It is a lot less stairs but it still was not easy. I hate stairs but I like climbing things for their view and what a view it was.<br />
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From up high, I looked over the square and played around with the zoom on my camera as well as the toy setting which I have been enjoying. There is a lot of horse drawn carriages in Florence, poor horses.<br />
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Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742051296750525441noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864447851257277111.post-75626940511338175702016-03-12T21:46:00.000+00:002016-03-12T21:46:32.513+00:00Falling for Florence<br />
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What can I say about Florence? A lot of things. This city surprised me. I arrived late at night from Rome having travelled all day from Lisbon. I had a list of things I wanted to see and was hoping that my time would be enjoyable. Arriving at my hostel, I was supposed to be in a four bedroom female dorm but the woman at the desk said that I had been put in a single room and if that was alright. I thought it was more than alright and happily accepted the single bed at the rate I had paid for the four bedroom. </div>
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Waking in the morning, I headed for the Uffizi Gallery for my 9:30 am time slot. Passing the Galleria dell’ Academia, I popped in and grabbed my tickets for my 2 pm time slot. Heading along through the streets of Florence I came face to face with the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore or Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called.</div>
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The weather was grey but I could not help but admire the large cathedral and its beautiful exterior. Stopping outside of the baptistry, I admired the Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti, a goldsmith and sculptor. The doors were built to serve as a votive offering to celebrate the sparing of Florence from the Black Death in 1348. These doors are a replica but the originals took 21 years to complete.</div>
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Walking along I passed by Palazzo Vechio making a mental note that I wanted to visit it and hopefully would get the time to do so the next day.<br />
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Heading across the Ponte Vecchio bridge, all the stalls were still closed but it gave me something to do before my time in the gallery. I headed back to the gallery, pausing to snap a photo of a statue of Dante.<br />
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Entering the Uffizi Gallery, I wandered through each room enjoying the painted ceilings, the sculptures, the paintings. It was a very good experience and I am glad I got to enjoy it. </div>
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With lunch out of the way my next challenge was to climb all the things. I really wanted to climb the dome but I learned when I got to the ticket office that I wouls have to purchase the €15.00 ticket for all the the Duomo which included entrance into the dome, the bell tower, the baptistry and the crypt below the church. The cathedral is free to enter but I found that the ticket was worth the price for everything you get. I believe you can use it over a 2 day period as well.<br />
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Starting to climb the stairs, I arrived at the first section of the the dome which is painted by Filippo Brunelleschi. The dome is sometimes referred to as Brunelleschi's Dome because of this. It was a long way to the beginning of the dome and there was still the rest of the dome to climb.<br />
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Finally reaching the top of the dome I was rewarded with a beautiful view over Florence. I had climbed 463 steps to reach the top. It had been a bit of a struggle to as its not a straight climb and you have to deal with anyone coming down as there is only really one way up which is the same as the way down until you reach the second level of the inner dome. It was a bit annoying but there was nothing you could do but wait to get past or squeeze past others.</div>
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Managing to climb back down the dome and all the stairs. I wandered around just letting myself waste a bit of time before my 2 pm time slot at the Accademia.</div>
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Deciding to head into the Baptistry, I thought about Dan Brown's book Inferno that is set in Florence. In the book Robert Langdon, the main character has to open the Gates of Paradise to enter the Baptistry to get in before its opened. The Baptistry was a very cool building, I liked its shape and beautiful ceiling.<br />
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Heading to the Galleria dell'Accademia, I was allowed in a little bit earlier than my ticket which was nice as I had hoped they would not turn me away. It was worth trying. Entering the gallery, I spotted the David from down the hallway surrounded by his admirers.</div>
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Wandering around the rest of the gallery, I liked how it explained most of all the paintings in detail and did not just say their names and who they were by. They also showed what some of the paintings looked like before, during and after restoration.<br />
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Enjoying the view and taking advantage of the selfie function of my camera a lot more than I normally would. It's so nice having the screen be able to flip so I can see what I am taking a picture of. No having to ask people to take the photo and be disappointed with the result.</div>
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While I was up in the tower, I decided I would try some of the new functions of my camera. I am pleased with the results.<br />
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Reaching Piazzale Michelangelo, I would have to agree and say that it did give an amazing view over Florence. The sun was starting to set and it the weather was so lovely. I really enjoyed looking over Florence.<br />
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Another statue of David. The original is in the Accademia but you can find replicas everywhere in Florence.<br />
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Heading down from Piazzale Michelangelo, I admired Ponte Vecchio from Ponte alle Grazie. Walking until I came across the Basilica of Santa Croce, which front face was very much like the Duomo. The sun was making things pretty and I enjoyed walking around the square in front of the basilica.</div>
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I found a really cool shop called Bartolucci that had this wooden motorcycle in the window. It was full of all different type of ornaments made of wood.<br />
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For dinner I headed to Osteria dè Benci, on the recommendation of the lovely Whitney. I had the spaghetti carbonara with the house wine. For dessert, I enjoyed the tiramisu which was heavenly and I definitely recommend this restaurant. It was delicious.<br />
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The walk back to the hostel was about twenty minutes but I stretched them a bit longer by going back to the Duomo and staring up in wonder. Florence surprised me by how much I fell in love with it. Goodnight Duomo, goodnight Florence.<br />
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My day started bright and early with a trip to Oceanário de Lisboa, which is one of Lisbon's star attractions. I purchased my ticket online when I woke up and headed by metro to Oriente station. From the metro it is a short walk to the aquarium which sits in Lisbon's Park of Nations, where they hosted the 1998 World Exhibition. The Oceanário opens at 10 and I arrived around 10:30, heading past the small line of people waiting to purchase tickets. Inside I went and headed for the permanent exhibit which features a large tank in the middle with sharks, rays, barracudas and about a hundred other type of fish.<br />
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I mostly learned that I am not very skilled at photographing fish but I tried in vain. I liked how the Oceanário was set up in different oceans and you walked through each one learning about the type of sea life all the while circling the much larger tank in the middle and getting different views of it. I really enjoyed this ray swimming about.<br />
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Entering the North Atlantic section, I saw some puffins and other birds.<br />
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Now for the best of all the Pacific, featuring two of the cutest otters I have ever seen Eusébio and Amália, named after the footballer and the fado singer. I am not sure which one was posing for me but I happily snapped away before dying of cute overload.</div>
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There was a really cool temporary exhibit Forests Underwater by Takashi Amano which featured tropical forests inside of an aquarium. I wasn't able to get a photo that did it justice but it was very interesting. I liked seeing the little tetras in the exhibit. I had a few growing up, may they rest in peace. After leaving the aquarium I headed to the cable car to take me across the park of nations. I have never been in a cable car and it was a little bit scary with how windy it was. I shared my little car with a friendly guy from Brazil.<br />
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Ending the ride by the Vasco da Gama Tower, with the Vasco da Gama bridge in the background. I wandered over to the Vasco da Gama shopping mall for lunch. The Portuguese love their explorers and Vasco da Gama was the first European to arrive in India by sail, in 1498 so he's a pretty big deal. Enjoying some pizza and pasta in preparation for Italy before heading back to the metro station which had a cool tile mural featuring different characters. Aquaman? Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck?</div>
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After a transfer on the metro I got off at Martim Moniz metro station and headed up this crazy long staircase into Alfama. Circling around the castle but never actually making it there, I wandered the graffiti covered streets and just let myself get lost in the winding maze that is Alfama.<br />
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Leaving Alfama behind, I strolled back to my little studio to pack my bags so I'd be ready to hustle to the airport in the morning. It's on to Rome and then to Florence. I've really enjoyed my stay in Lisbon and I will miss this city. I might try to put together a guide combining everything later. I consumed twelve pastel de nata and five gelatos. Not too shabby. I am sure that gelato count will rise quite a bit in Italy, or at least I hope it does. Anyways, adeus Lisbon. I will always have a place in my heart for you. It might be shaped like a pastel de nata.</div>
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Walking down to Restauradores Square to get my metro card refilled with the intention of taking the 28 tram for a ride around the city I found myself joining the crowds lining the square to watch as children marched past, I am not sure what they were doing or why they were marching but they just kept coming. I was quite impressed with their rhythm but was still confused as to who they were and where they were going.<br />
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The marching band following after the young troops, I headed across the road taking in the closed Avenida da Liberdade and all the people walking across it.<br />
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Thinking the parade or whatever it was, was over I popped into A Padaria Portuguesa, a chain of bakeries across Lisbon. I decided to get a coffee and what looked like a sandwich made from something called God's Bread of Pão de Deus. I had no idea what it was and looking back I would not have ordered a ham and cheese pão de deus as it was like eating ham and cheese with a slice of cake. Not for me. I don't know who thought of this combo. It might be good on its own but I wish I had known that it was a sweetbread.<br />
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Now my ride on Tram 28, Lisbon's famous tram, I walked to Martim Moniz Square and got in the line to wait my turn to ride. Passing the time by playing some games on my ipod, I moved along as tram after tram arrived until finally I was able to board. I snagged a window seat and sat back to enjoy the ride. Pickpockets are a danger on the trams so one should be aware of their belongings as they ride.</div>
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Wandering out of the gardens I found myself on route to another gelato shop I had marked down in my notes. Gelataria Nannarella, R. Nova da Piedade 68. I found the place with little trouble and eyed the flavours listed and tried to make the hard decision of what to order. I got a small cone for €2 and ordered the lemon and pinapple gelato. It was so delicious.</div>
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Enjoying my gelato, I wandered over to the Assembly of the Republic which is where the Portuguese parliament is held. A very pretty building. I snapped away, eyeing the two guards at the top of the stairs before deciding to climb the stairs. Rain was starting to sprinkle as I munched on the last of my cone. I snapped a photo of the graffiti face on a building close by before trying to figure out what the two headed statue was up to and what it represented. It made me think of Game of Thrones.</div>
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Leaving the parliament building behind, I followed the tram tracks along the road. Not wanting to wait around for one, I kept walking and found myself in Chiado once more. Not sure if I was hungry, not sure what to do with the time or myself. I decided I would take Sandeman's Belem tour. I had yet to go to Belem this trip so I decided I would go there with the tour and hopefully learn something new. Arriving at Largo de Camões around 2, I managed to find the red umbrella that generally represents Sandeman's tours. Talking to the guide, I found out I was in the wrong spot. She was very nice and walked down to Praça do Comércio with me. We chatted about some things and I wish she had been my guide for the Belem tour but at least I got a nice chat with her.</div>
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Now in the right spot for my tour, I handed over the money for the tour and joined the group for the English tour. We met our guide Yuri who was very nice and friendly as all guides should be. We went around introducing ourselves and where we were from but I forgot most peoples names and nationalities seconds later. There were a few more Canadians in this group but I didn't get to speak with any of them. I actually really only spoke to one couple who were in Lisbon on holiday from Amsterdam. They were both really nice and I might bump into them at the aquarium tomorrow.<br />
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Strolling from Praça do Comércio to Cais do Sodre train station we boarded the next train bound for Cascais, getting off at Belem and following Yuri. He told us all about the Portuguese royal family that started the age of discoveries and how they shaped how Portugal dominated the world in discovering new lands. The guy on the top of the statue is Afonso de Albuquerque, a general and explorer of Asia. Behind him is the Palácio de Belém where the president of Portugal generally lives. Yuri told us that he might not live there because he doesn't like pink. Just kidding, apparently it is too flashy and the new president is more down to earth.</div>
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Out next stop was the Jerónimos Monastery, the 500 year old church. We went inside to the free section of the church looking around and admiring the R2D2 shaped apse that Yuri pointed out. Apparently there was an elephant hiding in the room but I seemed to have missed it. Since it was the first Sunday of the month the normally paid part of the monastery was free but we did not have time to go inside sadly as that was not part of the tour. I am glad I enjoyed Belem the last time I was in Portugal as the monastery is very interesting and beautiful inside.<br />
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Heading along the waterfront as we walked towards the Belém Tower, there seemed to be a batmobile? made out of a tuk tuk in one of the ponds. Very strange.<br />
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The tour ended in front of the tower and we all sat around on the steps in front of it enjoying the sunshine and the tower itself which was created to guard the port of Belem.<br />
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Walking along with the tour group, I split off from them to pop into the Berardo Museum. The museum is free so I had put it on my list of things to see and with the tour over, I headed inside. Wandering around the museum I realised that it was mostly modern art which sadly I sometimes find hard to enjoy. I prefer portrait paintings and landscapes much better. Not feeling too bad, I headed out of the museum after exploring most of it.</div>
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Making my way back towards the Monastery, I headed for the Pastéis de Belém but the line outside of it was just too long for me to wait. I am not a pastel de nata critic and I had one the last time I was in Belem. I will make sure that I get a few tomorrow to enjoy. Heading back to the train station, I managed to meet back up with the tour group. I guess it took them as long to get their pastel de nata and walk to the station as it took for me to walk through the gallery. Boarding the train as the sun started to set, it was a good end to a nice day out.<br />
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Waking slowly I managed to pull myself from my bed and catch the 711 bus from Avenida da Liberdade to Amoreiras, I finally found the right aqueduct, the Águas Livres Aqueduct. I had been so close yesterday that it was disappointing that I had not made it there. I think I had gotten tired and was a bit frustrated after paying €5.00 for the reservoir. Apparently there are four museums that make up the water museum and I had only visited the Mãe d'Água das Amoreiras Reservoir yesterday.</div>
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Paying €3.00, I grabbed a pamphlet and headed to where I hoped the aquaduct was. I headed along and soon I was high above the motorways, looking over the brightly coloured buildings of Lisbon. About half way across it started to sprinkle. I had my umbrella in my bag but did not have to pull it out as the rain soon stopped. I was happy to finally get to go across this aquaduct. Construction on it began in 1732 and in 1748 it was able to bring water to Lisbon. The length of the aquaduct including all its branches is 58,135 meters.</div>
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Leaving the aquaduct, I decided to follow my map and see if I could find the LX Factory. Headed for Campo de Ourique, I stopped at the Hamburgueria da Parada in the park but they told me they were not yet serving lunch. Sad, I decided to head around the block to Aloma and get myself a pastel de nata and a small expresso. Nibbling my treat at the bar, I decided to head back to the park. Sitting by the duck pond, I caught up on writing in my journal and decided I would hold off on waiting for the hamburger and keep walking.<br />
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I found myself in front of the Mercado de Campo de Ourique and popped inside. Nothing tempted me except for the Pastel de Nata flavoured gelato. It was a delicious. I enjoyed my gelato as I strolled past Prazeres Cemetery, continuing to head in the general direction of the LX Factory with some help of a map app on my phone.<br />
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Entering the Tapada das Necessidades, a park that seemed to be full of small abandoned palace like buildings, fountains and plants. Similar to my feeling in Queluz "I'm in the garden" ran through my head as I went off the path and followed along a set of stairs down towards what appeared to be a palace.<br />
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Finding these geese obstructing my path, I watched as they paced back and forth honking and hissing. I was not about to go and mess with these four. I don't like larger birds and was not about to be chased through a strange park by a gang of no good geese. Choosing a different path led me around the gaggle and allowed me to photograph two lovely cats. I saw a few more cats but they didn't let me get very close. Unlike the cat at the Moorish Castle, these ones didn't seem interested in any affections I had for them.</div>
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Finding the LX Factory, I slipped past its pretty gates and into the wonderland of shops that were inside. One of the blogs I really enjoy <a href="http://wishwishwish.net/">Wish Wish Wish</a> had done a guide on the LX Factory from her recent visit to Lisbon and I was keen on getting in on the action. I wandered around, admiring all the street art adorning the walls in colourful murals.<br />
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I headed to Amesa, a very cool pizzareria featuring a very long table that all the diners sit along. When I arrived I had a small section of it to myself but soon the table began to fill and it made me imagine what it was like for when it was busier and everyone would sit together. I ordered the Lisboa pizza which had bacalhau, the Portuguese codfish, eggs, and other amazingness that I can't really recall. I really enjoyed it and nearly ate the entire thing. Feeling full I had to stop myself.<br />
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Even though I was full, the amazing little shop Oh! Brigadeiro was right across the road. Stepping inside the cute shop, I eyed the case full of brigadeiros with wonder. The lovely woman in the shop walked me through what a brigadeiro was and what flavours they had to offer. Despite being full of pizza, I knew I had room for these treats. A brigadeiro is a Brazilian sweet, also popular in Portugal made from condensed milk, butter and most typically chocolate. I decided to have the traditional chocolate, the lime, the malteesers chocolate and the salted caramel. Oh they were heaven. I got a large coffee to enjoy them with. Each one had such a flavour to them that I cannot choose a favourite.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I stepped into another of Wish Wish Wish's recommended stops <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.5px;">Ler Devagar, a crazy bookstore that is full of books and an exhibition of mechanical insects and dreaming mechanisms. There is a cosy cafe and lots to read. My favourite part of the place was the exhibition though, the curator and creator of the little machines walked me and a small group of others through each one. It was interesting to see what made up the machines, old watches, cds, tennis balls. For someone to make them into creations was innovative. I really enjoyed it, never having anticipated finding something like this in a bookshop.</span></span></div>
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Leaving the LX Factory behind, I crossed over towards the train station Alcantara-Mar to get the train back to Cais do Sodré. What I liked about the surrounding area was that there was more murals. Lisbon is very much about street art. It's everywhere. Walking through the underpass to get to the train station there was a street art gallery that I admired while waiting for the train.</div>
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I have to say that this took me a bit to find and I actually had to backtrack to find this museum. It would seem obvious about the aquaduct being hard to miss but with Lisbon's hills and multiple story buildings, I did not see the aquaduct from the street I was on. I seemed to have it in my mind that you could walk along the aquaduct but when I found the entrance to the "museum" this was not the case. I put museum in brackets as I did not find very much information in the building. Paying €5.00 to enter, I wandered slowly around the giant pool of water, glancing at the photos on the wall. They had no information or description so I was not sure what I was looking at. The large room was pretty cool with the water reflecting the vaulted ceiling. It took about ten minutes or so to walk to the other side where there was a staircase leading upwards.</div>
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Climbing upwards, I was thinking this would lead me to the aquaduct and I would get to walk along it. Nope. It just lead to the roof of the building. It did give a nice view over the fountain and the large pool of water though from the stairs.<br />
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The photo below is inside the aquaduct. No water! Guess Lisbon has updated it's plumbing system.<br />
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Up the stairs to the roof, I admired the view and wished for the sun to come back. I have mixed feelings on this museum. I liked the building, I liked the water but I didn't like paying €5.00 for something I didn't understand and only took in for less than half an hour. Reading the tripadvisor reviews for the place leaves me with even more mixed feelings with people praising the place. Googling now I think I got the Water Museum and Aqueduto das Águas Livres confused. I had marked the water museum on my map app and thought that would be it and walking there realised it was not. </div>
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Queluz, Queluz, Queluz. Wow, this place took my breath away. I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know what the National Palace of Queluz was. It was lumped together with all the Parks of Sintra but I think this place deserves a category for itself. I had been to most of the sites in Sintra excluding the National Palace of Sintra as I just never felt the desire to check it out. I am sure it has plenty of things to enjoy. The thing with Queluz is that it is not in Sintra per se, you can't catch the bus around Sintra and end up at Queluz, you have to take the train there. It is not very hard. It is on the same line as the one going from Lisbon to Sintra or vice versa.</div>
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What troubled me about getting to Queluz was that I had purchased a return ticket straight to Lisbon. Talking to a few of the tourism office people and the ticket guy at the Moorish Castle, they seemed to think I needed to buy a separate ticket to Queluz and then another from Queluz to Lisbon. Getting to the Sintra train station, I asked the ticket man and he said just to get off at Queluz and it wouldn't be an issue. So taking the next train bound for Lisbon, I listened to my music and played a few games on my ipod.</div>
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The trouble I had was seeing the names of the stops from the train and I ended up missing the stop for Queluz-Belas and had to get off at Amadora, switch platforms and wait ten minutes for the next train going in the opposite direction. My bad! Getting off the train at Queluz-Belas, I looked around for any sort of indication of where to go. Managing to get directions off a man working in a shop, I exited the station. Attempting to follow the man's instructions, I found a sign indicating the Palace. I followed the sign but then was unsure if I was heading in the right direction or if I would just never find it. I found it. It was not a long walk but the thing about this palace is that it is in the suburbs of Lisbon. It takes a bit more effort to get to than the palaces in Sintra where you have a nice bus to drop you off at their doorsteps. There was no bus to drop me off in front of Queluz. I had to earn Queluz.</div>
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Approaching the palace from a hill, I wondered if I was in the right place. It definitely looked large enough to be a palace. There were not many signs indicating that it was the National Palace of Queluz. I was on the right side of it and here in the photo below I walked to where those cars were, on the right there is a restaurant. I was confused. Where was the entrance? I was confused even more by the random statue of a woman/elephant thing on the Queen of Portugal statue. I'll try not to think too much on that.</div>
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Finally managing to find the entrance, I stepped into the ticket office and paid €10.00 to enter the palace. Upon entering the ticket area, my shoes squeak squeak squeaked across the floor. Like the loud annoying squelching noise that can't be avoided no matter how you walk. Looking apologetically at the ticket guy, I squelched and squeaked out of the office, across the hall where I was allowed into the palace. The woman scanning my ticket said that the noise was normal and I would get used to it. I never got used to it. </div>
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Stepping into the first room, I was amazed. Was I alone and had this place all to myself? There was not another person in sight besides the people working in the building. The room reminded me a lot of the hall of mirrors in Versailles. I walked across it, trying to ignore how much the squeaking sounded in this beautiful room. I was glad that it was only me in here and not more tourists squeaking around me.</div>
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Squeaking from room to room, I looked at the information about each room and its importance. It was all very beautifully decorated and my mind kept transporting me back to Versailles but this wasn't Versailles, this was Queluz and I was all by myself.</div>
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That was until I found a small group of very cute Portuguese preschoolers in their matching smocks getting a private tour by one of the guides. The palace had a few actors dressed up acting out scenes for the children. I thought that was pretty amazing. I slipped past the children with no trouble after admiring all the tiles on the walls. Looking at the impressive coach resting in the room, it made me think of the last time I was in Lisbon and went into the National Coach Museum in Belem. That was a very enjoyable museum that surprised me.</div>
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Finding myself with an option to visit a horse library of sorts, I followed up a beautiful staircase to this little outdoor courtyard. Admiring the area but not finding the horse library, I found it when I stepped back inside. Oops. Entering, I admired all the art dedicated to horses thinking my sister's mother in law Carol would enjoy it. I snapped a photo of the large horse mannequin they had set up before peering through the windows to admire the gardens I would be exploring later.<br />
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I fell in love with the ceiling below. It was so beautiful and the chandelier was amazing. I would like this ceiling for my next bedroom.<br />
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Admiring the flooring in this room, I found myself joined by two other people. People invading my private palace. I could not complain, I had not been interrupted at all by anyone else the whole time I had been exploring. Surely I could share.<br />
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This below is a tiled canal, covered in the typical 18th-century Portuguese tiles. Apparently when the sluice gates closed, the canal would fill with water and the scenes could be viewed by boat. Sounds pretty extravagant to me.<br />
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Leaving behind the tiled canal and following along my map to the best of my ability. Not wanting to get lost like I had in the gardens of Pena. I had lost the other two visitors by the tiled canal, they went one way I went the other. Snapping away as I walked, enjoying all the statues and fountains the gardens had. My mind kept flashing back to Versailles. These gardens were big and I was alone in them except for a few gardeners hard at work.<br />
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Heading towards Medallions Lake, the largest pond in the gardens I kept thinking to myself "I'm in the garden" from the Secret Garden movie.<br />
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Finding the Fountain of Neptune, I admired his little friends blowing into their conches? and the fact Neptune was missing his trident making him look like he was starting to do a dance. Two steps to the left, two steps to the right, cha, cha, cha.<br />
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Following along the path marked on my map, I came to a stop when my path was blocked by a cordon. Looking back to where I had come, I decided to go rogue and attempt to go by what was described as a tea pavilion where there appeared to be a bridge crossing near where the tiled canal was. Finding myself in some sort of work site, I slipped around it only to find the bridge blocked by a small mesh fence. It was to keep people out from the area I was now in. Looking at the workers, I was waved approval to climb over the mesh fencing and crossed the bridge. Attempting to find my way across the map and keep on time knowing the palace and gardens would close in an hour, not wanting to be abandoned in the maze of gardens. </div>
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Finishing my grand tour, I praised the worker about how amazing the building and gardens were. I was just gobsmacked that there were not more people here. She said it did get busier in the summer but besides the school group I had seen six other people. Six in the entire place. I cannot recommend this palace more, it was fantastic and I really enjoyed it. I had not known what to expect and was blown away by everything. They are doing more restorations on it and I hope that brings more people to see its beauty. </div>
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Side note: If you are curious about whether I had to pay again to get back to Lisbon, I did. €1.55 to get back to Lisbon from Queluz-Bisa. A price I did not mind paying. I used a €10 note and got no change. I was very confused, there seemed to be no one working in the train station, no ticket desk. Getting on the train bound for Lisbon, I asked the ticket conductor and he said it was because the machine had no change and to take my receipt to any ticket desk and they would give me my change. When I got to Rossio, I went to the ticket desk and sure enough I got my change back. </div>
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They say there is a castle in the sky. Well I am not sure if anyone has said that but I like the Hayao Miyazaki film and visiting the Moorish Castle in Sintra definitely makes you feel like you're in the sky. </div>
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I headed to Sintra on the train from Rossio Station. I should have just gone to the ticket window and purchased a ticket but I decided I would do it for myself. For some reason my zapping card said it was full so I just got a new one with a return ticket to Lisbon on it. It cost €5.00 so it would have been €4.50 if I had not had to get another zap card. The train ride if 40 minutes and is really easy. Rossio is the station you get on at and Sintra is the last stop on the line. Leaving the packed train, I exited the station and hurried towards the 434 bus to take the Pena Circuit for €5.00 which would take me up the hills to the Moorish Castle and back down again. First on the bus, I snagged a seat but sadly had to wait about ten more minutes for everyone else to get on the bus.</div>
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Winding up and up through Sintra, the bus making a series of crazy hairpin turns for a bus. Once having to reverse so it could turn enough to get around a corner. I would not want to be driving car through here let alone a bus so kudos to the driver. Reaching the Moorish Castle entrance, I paid €8.00 to get inside and happily wandered along the marked path. Coming across a seemingly friendly cat. I stepped to pet it. All was going well until it decided to turn on me. No thanks. Departing quickly from the feline, I continued up to where the walls of the castle started. Along the way I admired all the big rocks. It sounds silly but I was pretty impressed with the rocks.</div>
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Starting to climb the wall, I looked over and saw the other side of the wall and had to take in the size of it. I'm no expert on castles but these walls were very impressive. I climbed higher and higher, thinking that the stairs at Primark had prepared me for this day. One of the things that amazed me about the castle was that there were no safety railings. Nothing to stop someone from losing their footing and falling to their death. I am generally not afraid of heights but I had to hold on to the stones a few times when the wind got strong.<br />
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The views of the surrounding countryside and the National Palace of Sintra were amazing. Felt like I was on top of the world, or at least Sintra. Admiring the views, the sunshine and making use of the selfie function of my new camera as I snapped away.</div>
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The Moorish Castle is a military fort built around the 10th century by the Muslim populations that occupied the Iberian peninsula. It acted as a control tower for the Atlantic coast and land to the north, serving as an outpost for the city of Lisbon.<br />
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The beautiful Pena Palace below. Her stunning colours look a bit dull here but my last time to Sintra was spent roaming the gardens, horse riding and enjoying the inside of the palace.</div>
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Running out of walls to climb, I headed back down to the bus stop to take it down to Sintra. I really enjoyed the Moorish Castle and was glad I got to get back to Sintra to enjoy it. I highly recommend doing it with the Pena Palace if you have time. The Pena Palace is very big so you should allow yourself a lot of time to explore it. They are the closest to each other so are easy to access. I would recommend also the Quinta da Regaleira which is amazing and closer to the historical centre of Sintra. That place is like a magical land with inverted towers, tunnels, caves and lakes. </div>
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I woke up in my little studio apartment about fifteen minutes before my alarm having had some strange dreams. I hope they don't continue. Settling down for some cereal I had purchased the night before, I enjoyed chocolocos, a chocolate version of corn flakes. I had a walking tour at 10:30 am meeting in Rossio Square so I slowly headed over. Arriving just before 10:30, I took the opportunity to stroll around the square and snap photos of the beautiful buildings.</div>
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Meeting up with the guide, the other tourists crowded round. The tour was with Wild Walkers Lisbon, I had heard about them from somewhere online and thought as I do enjoy walking tours I would give them a try. I had been on Sandeman's New Europe Lisbon Free Walking Tour as well as their Alfama tour so I was not sure if Wild Walkers would just be like hearing that tour over again. Marco, the guide had us go around our small group and introduce ourselves and say a fact about the country we were from and everyone would have to guess. There were two other Canadian girls from Saskatchewan in the group as well as Americans, Dutch, German, French and Chinese. I think there must have been just over ten people in our group all girls except for Marco and one other guy. Heading from the square, Marco took us to Igreja de São Domingos church. It is classified as a National Monument and was once the largest church in Lisbon. Marco said the ceiling was painted red to show the blood of the Jews that were killed in the church. The pillars and walls show damage from the fire that broke out in 1959 that nearly destroyed the church.</div>
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Leaving the church behind we walked behind Rossio train station up to the Carmo Convent where we slipped into the viewpoint of the Santa Justa elevator. The top section is the paid viewpoint but we just stayed on the bottom and snapped photos from there. Below the São Jorge Castle and the zoomed in view of where I was snapping photos from the Miradouro da Senhora do Monte viewpoint.<br />
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Following Marco, we headed from Chiado into Bairro-Alto into Bica taking in how Lisbon seemed to go up and down in so many areas. Stopping at Miradouro de Santa Catarina to get some photos of the 25 de Abril bridge and managed to take a panoramic of the waterfront. Continuing through Bica we took the Calçada da Bica Pequena down down down. The tour ended outside of the Mercado da Ribeira which was perfect as I was hungry for lunch.<br />
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Entering the Mercado da Ribiera I was forced to decide on what to have. Circling around I decided to get the half piri piri chicken, chips and a small beer from Miguel Laffan. What's cool about the Mercado is that there are plenty of spin off restaurants from chefs around Lisbon. The market was a lot busier when I had been in the day before but I managed to find a seat and enjoy my food. It was delicious. I really wanted to try some chocolate mouse with chocolate salami but I had no room. I want to go back and try that as well as find somewhere that sells chocolate salami.</div>
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Leaving the market, full and with directions to a copy place. I managed to find after walking past it a copy shop that would print me my boarding pass for Rome. Heading towards Chiado without much direction or purpose, I found myself in front of Tartine. I had heard about this cafe in my reading up on Lisbon. My memory not helping me, I stepped inside looking at the dessert case and deciding to go upstairs and sit down. I managed to get a hold of this apple tart with condensed milk. At least thats what I think it was. It sounds good in my head. I ordered it with an expresso and sat down to relax and enjoy. There was a small boy running around, he must have been about two. So adorable. He came over to me to say hello. </div>
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Out of the museum, I watched the changing of the guard. I had watched it yesterday as well. I am not sure how often they switch out but they have to do a funny little set of steps and the next guard steps in and does some funny steps before settling in to guard whatever he's guarding. Heading back for my little apartment, I walked down Calçada da Glória which normally has trams running up and down it as it is a very steep hill. My little studio is a a short climb from the bottom of it. I admired all the graffiti art along it as I headed down. I found the two trams getting repainted yellow and wondered how long that would last.</div>
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Now I'm beary happy to be back in my little abode where I've made spaghetti bolognese for dinner with a Sangres Radler beer to wash it down. Pastel de nata from Aloma for dessert and then it's bed for me. No clue what tomorrow holds but I am sure it will be exciting.</div>
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