SEBUGEY...Agi Idup Agi Makai..Agi Gerai Agi Bejalai: 06/01/2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Florence

The Old Bridge

The City of Florence behind me

Plenty of jewellery shops lining the narrow streets of Florence.

The Golden Door of a Cathedral in Florence

All colours & flavours of ice-creams

The Dome of a Cathedral in Florence

A tour of Italy is not recommended for those who do not like walking or do not have the stamina to walk;weak legs & asthmatics because it involves a LOT of walking. The coach leaves you,say,at Pujut 1 & you have to walk as far as Pujut 7 when you take the Florence City Tour. I remember during my 1st tour to Florence,my kasut abis carik(shoes torn..both sides). I had to plaster them with cellotapes. a lot..a lot ..a lot of walking. If you must or want to see Italy,do not go when you are too old unless of course you're like my aunty who had no sweat walking when she went there.

If you love things historic,then a tour of Italy is for you..the ruins,cathedrals & all that. Then again,all things in Europe are historic.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Tower of Pisa is still leaning/tilting but it should still be there for a good hundred(s) more years to come. We were in Pisa on the 2nd day of our tour. The coach left us at a bus station & we had to walk a fair bit to reach the Tower. A lot of souvenir shops along the way to the Tower & do not be surprised when you hear the Indian shop assistants speaking Malay to you asking you to buy the various keychains,postcards,tea cloth,etc. It seems most of them ever worked in M'sia before(KL & Melaka) & after having saved enough money they went to Europe to look for jobs. So do not be surprised when you hear them calling,"Dari Malaysia? Mari sini,murah murah..beli,beli."