LIVING GREATLY : Winter break

Assalamualaikum

I remember that I left this site with a post on January 19th, few days before our winter break.

By the way on January 22nd, it was my birthday, so I'm officially a 22 years old young lady at this moment.

May Allah swt bless everything.

And that day too, was the beginning of our winter break trip.

Briefly, the cities we stopped by were from Cairo- Athens- Rome- Florence- Cinque Terre- Milan- Venice-Vienna-Budapest-Cairo

Altogether we'd visited 4 european countries; Greece, Italy, Austria, and Hungary.

And it took us a total of 15 days to complete the journey.

I was not so excited at the beginning sebab yelah kan, kitorang pergi berlima, Zaidah and pakwenye, Maya and kekasihnya, dan Faezah maintain single, so cuak ditinggalkan krik krik di situ.

That trip was supposed to consist of only two persons; who are Zaidah and me initially, but suddenly menambah pula mereka mereka ini haha

But then I realized, their presence was useful LOL

And kecuakan aku takut ditinggalkan krik krik di situ, rupanya tak benar, we always stayed five, whenever and wherever.

So, on January 22nd, at 9 o'clock at night we moved to Cairo, in a charted car.

Kitorang, Zaidah, Maya, Amir (kekasih Maya) dan Faezah, we came all the way from Alex, dan kekasih Zaidah, Hisyam came from Tanta, by the way Hisyam is two year older than all of us, tapi sekali dah bergaul, kanak kanak jer semuanya :P

And we gathered at Terminal 3 Cairo International Airport, at the freaking beginning, Zaidah hairan kenapa Hisyam didn't notify dia kat mana, until Amir took an effort to search for him around that terminal, luckily Amir returned to us with Hisyam, and a bad news popped out, Hisyam's two weeks old Iphone 6 was left in the cab.

Oh man, patutlah tak inform Zaidah, we felt sorry for Hisyam, but the thing is Hisyam is a very cool person. Of course it spoiled the mood, tapi dia tenang jer.

Tomorrow at 10,30 am, an Egyptair Flight 747 departed from Cairo Int Airport was bound for Athens, Greece.

right after check in, benda yang paling kitorang risaukan adalah we flew out without student's Visa,

it's not that we didn't make any effort to obtain it, just the system here in Egypt is so slow, despite we've already paid everything.

So that's my muka puas hati tak kena extra charge for not having Visa.

Ladies of the trip; Zaidah, Maya and Faezah.

Hisyam, Zaidah and Maya, before boarding.

Athens International Airport. After two plus hours, we finally touched down at Athens.

Athens city from the bus window; from airport, we took a bus which costs us 5 euros per person to go to Syntagma Square, which is the location of hostel, Dioskouros.

Checking in. Maya and Zaidah. where was me? oh kat reception desk, managing the booking, with Hisyam.

Then after several hours having some rest, and dinner, we went out to explore the city.

view around our hostel

Hisyam and Zaidah the lovebirds. Hisyam is a tall human indeed, kitorang setengah dia jer LOL
and Zaidah pula kecik, smaller than me of course

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Permaisuri Diterangi Cahaya Lampu LOL

market somewhere in Plaka, if you wish to visit Athens, this is among a must visit spot.

Seorang Faezah di sebuah pasar.

somewhere in Plaka, ni masa tengah nak cari makan.
I don't know was it us who didn't know or this place memang takde halal restaurant, ended up we hit the Indian food.

Zaidah dan Maya yang acah acah tidur dan Faezah yang sedang selfie sementara tunggu makanan.

January 24th.

this was our breakfast, dah halfway baru teringat nak ambil gambar, mujur masih berbaki, kalau dah semua masuk perut, kita ambil gambar hasilnya sahaja lah ye di dalam toilet bowl herherher

this is the hostel!

Faezah di hadapan hostel.

before going to visit things.

gadis gadis berwelfie. First we went to visit Acropolis museum.

Roman bath or something else I barely remember.

the statue

me with statue

from the hill masa kitorang panjat nak pergi Acropolis, entrance with ticket of course, 12 euros for 6 sites, however we only managed to cover 2 or 3 sites.

Greece from the top of the hill.

Parthenon with some construction.

Temple of Zeus, seorang Faezah yang keliru nak makan or nak ambil gambar, apa kata kita cuba dua dua. LOL

First day bercampur dengan two pairs of lovebirds ni, aku boleh kategorikan mereka kepada dua jenis; iaitu yang keje ambil gambar jer which is Hisyam and Zaidah, tak ingat penat, bergambar ajer keje mereka dan yang keje stop nak makan ajer, which is Amir and Maya, kejap kejap, laparlah, nak Snickers! And I was freely mobile, kalau nak tangkap gambar, pergi menempel kat Zaidah dan pasangan, and kalau dah penat nak rehat and makan, mengendeng kat Maya dan pasangan. herherher

Athens at night.

Athens is a nice city, kalau engkorang nak visit a city with historical site but tak hectic sangat, Athens is the place!

Done with Athens.

January 25th.

We flew out to Rome, Italy.

This is easy jet, if you wish to fly inter european countries, easy jet is the airliner which you can rely on. It is cheap, and nice, Dia ala ala AirAsia la ceritanya.

Welcome to Rome! Rome Int. Airport. We were so excited at this moment that we yelled " We're in Italy!"

view from airport shuttle bus to Roma Termini, the railway station.

Dia punya gas station adalah rare bagi aku, dia kecil jer, dan betul betul tepi jalan, kadang kadang macam kiosk jer. Sebab rare, walaupun kabur aku letak juga sini.

Somewhere in Roma city

After reaching Roma Termini, kitorang jalan pergi hotel, dengan sangkaan bahawasanya hotel dekat jer dengan Roma Termini, it was me who booked all the staying places, and direction memang cakap we have to take the bus, tapi dah Hisyam cakap map kat ipad dia tunjuk macam dekat jer so kitorang pun jalan la, dengan mengusung luggage bagai.

Memula semua steady jer, tapi bila dah berbatu-batu punya berjalan, semua dah mula penat.

Kaki aku dari memang dah sakit sampai jadi tak sakit sampai sakit balik sampai jadi tak sakit balik, tapi tetap tak sampai-sampai ke hotel berkenaan.

OMG celah mana dowh hotel tuuu~

At last after 2 plus hours walking around and sesat sesat all the thing, we finally reached the hotel, Pigneto Hotel. There's even no sign indicating there's Pigneto. Pakai instinct jer, and that's it memang betul. I realized something, I have a good sense of direction and instinct, bukan nak angkat bakul, just that I've realized, later I'll tell other things happened yang menguatkan lagi hipotesis aku herher

The room. Luas jugak, ini baru sebelah side.

That night, lepas urut kaki yang sakit giler, pray all the thing, kitorang pun mula bergerak to explore Rome.

Colloseum at night

Half face of mine and half height of Colloseum...aci la eh Colloseum..? I setengah U setengah :P

Vittoriano Monument.

and again we walked for a very long distance that night, kaki aku sambung sakit lagi huhu

Tengah tengah sebak memikirkan kaki tengah sakit, but still I had to walk, how to reach the destination if I didn't walk sobs sobs, tetiba ternampak a hut selling something! Homaigaddd...ini adalah sejenis makanan kegemaran!

GELATO! First gelato I've eaten in Italy. Sedap! Aku gila ice cream and family, gelato, turkish ice cream semua aku bedal! The flavor are Pistachio, Amarena and OMG I forgot apa lagi satu tu...aiyoo~ something related to chocolate I think. And here, three flavors in a cup or cone as you wish will cost you 2.5 euros.

If you wish to try gelato, I suggest you Amarena, Pistachio and Menta! As for me these are the best! hihi...dengar cakap aku ni, aku penggila ice cream, any flavor I chose which wasn't the choice of my travelmates, once diorang rasa my chosen flavor, diorang akan jerit..." Emm sedapnyee!"

Banyak flavor lain yang macam sedap seperti, Nutella, oreo, kit kat, yogurt, fruit flavor, and all, but they can't beat those three I've mentioned. Mereka adalah sejenis perisa yang sedap tapi tak manis dan tak muak. You can eat even 10 cups, it's okay, tak muak pun.

Tapi ni jer my thing pun, masuk part Italiano pasta and family, seafood semua, terkial kial jer nak pilih apa, tak reti punya pasal herherher

before going back to hotel, kitorang attack Istanbul kebab kat Roma Termini dulu! Lapar dia kemain lagi, dah jalan berpuluh ribu steps, plus sejuk lagi, mengenang umur dah 22 tahun jer, kalau tak, nak ajer aku baring tengah tengah jalan tu sambil hentak hentak kaki..." Lapar! Lapar! Sakit kaki! Feed me! Massage my feet!" LOL

This is tandoori, okay jer la, swallowable..haha..okay sedap jugaklah...I have this one weird weakness, aku tak reti ratah ayam! Ikan aku reti, ayam tak reti! Kesudahannya Hisyam jadi tong sampah ratahkan ayam aku LOL

Yang aku habiskan cuma kentang tu jer, salad tak bersentuh sebab tak sedap, then roti aku makan tengah tengah jer, habis diorang gelakkan aku, makan macam tikus katanya cis! Roti tu keras la kat tepi, tengah jer lembut :P

January 26th.

Good morning Rome! Rise and shine!

View from hotel window.

Breakfast siap hantar bilik!

And the exploration continued~ We went back to Colloseum sebab semalam tak dapat masuk dalam.

Amir and Maya and Pakcik costume.

Colloseum!

Eceh pakcik tadi acah acah nak bunuh iolls... Iolls pun acah acah takut sampai melengkung badan :P

Okay now my turn! Mati kau pakcik!

Colloseum inside.

Again inside Colloseum...Abah kata macam A Famosa...okay taknak kawan Abah...

Istanbul kebab again for lunch..okay this time beriyani ayam...I need energy.

We have always been hungry, It was like there was no single second passing without we feeling hungry aiyoo~

Rome metro...believe in me ianya hodoh. Rome adalah sejenis bandar yang bagi aku tak cantik sangat...dahla pickpocket everywhere. Nyaris Maya kena.

kebetulan...kat Roma Termini ada FootLocker shop, and kitorang pun masuk, kaki aku by that time dah hampir hancur dah, and I think I need shoes...I can't live for more than 10 days remaining with that boot, kasut ni macam cantik...kemain Amir puji kasut tu cantik dan stylo, dan memberikan aku galakan agar membeli kasut berkenaan, Maya siap cakap "Winter coat kau hitam and merah kan? haa sesuai lah~" Aku pun trylah...still diorang puji cantik...but aku tergerak hati nak pergi tengok kat cermin..........dan panjang zikir aku........

Ya Auloh....elak takde helmet jer masa tu, kalau pakai helmet, dah macam power rangers dah LOL!

Buruk giler, winter coat with shoes like this! HAHAHA

Lastly aku beli all black New Balance, and listen....barangsesiapa antara kalian yang memiliki sejenis kaki lebar dan ada arch macam aku, New Balance adalah kasut pilihan kita!

Sebab New Balance punya toes part lebar dan bulat, kasut dia nampak kecil jer despite kaki aku bersaiz 7-8....

And travel tips, no boot please! Iye tahu cantik pakai boot, tapi kalau jalan dengan penuh penderitaan tak jadi cerita juga nak oi~

And nasib baik tak beli kasut tadi kalau tak dah bertukar dah aku jadi Power Rangers!

Next stop, Vatican city.

Vatican adalah sebuah tempat di luar Italy, dia bukan dalam negara Italy walaupun dekat ceh jer.

Bagi umat Islam, tanah suci kita dalah Tanah Suci Makkah kan?

Ini adalah tanah suci bagi orang Kristian.

Bila Krismas menjelang, segenap umat Kristian akan gather kat sini, dan Pope iaitu kepala segala paderi akan melambai dari balkoni tu.

kasut dah selamat bertukar~

selfie di tengah Vatican.

Vatican city. Queue untuk masuk Ya Tuhan, panjang giler beratur.......

Loceng yang dah berabad kat situ.

Spanish Steps. Gelap tak gelap belakang kira la, yang penting gambar tu ada LOL

kat belakang tu ada butik Chanel, Prada, LV etc etc

Sepetang juga kat situ, then singgah LV, akak Hisyam pesan barang.

Lama juga kitorang bertandang kat LV tu, dia punya salesgirl sangat friendly,

sempat jugalah Amir share cerita pasal dia and Maya kat aku...

selama ni aku dengar cakap orang jer, that time was fresh version dari tuan punya badan hehe

the conclusion is, good thing's worth long waits, and good thing's too worth hardship.

Dengar cerita sweet orang jer la mampu, diri sendiri tak tahu lagi cane haha

Then we stopped by an Italiano tavern, akak salesgirl tu cakap sedap makanan kat situ.

Italiano pasta with fish tak ingat jenis ikan apa. Sedap!

Balik daripada restoran tu nak pergi Spanish Steps balik, aku perasan ada jalan shortcut, so aku ajaklah diorang jalan lalu situ, mak aih tak percaya semua especially Amir, pakat nak balik guna jalan kitorang datang tadi, okay baik I follow uolls, aku dahlah sakit kaki so I count every steps I've taken haha, then dah sampai depan Spanish Steps, lalu aku tunjukkan kepada mereka restoran tadi, kalau ikut jalan aku syorkan tadi, 5 langkah jer dah sampai, baru Amir surrender heh~

then kitorang nak pergi fountain tempat Lizzie McGuire shooting location, sekali construction HAHA..jauh jauh kitorang jalan, construction dia kasi...takpelah asal dah sampai sobs sobs...

dahlah Italy antara country yang aku dah tak berminat nak datang lagi.

And kitorang singgah Hard Rock Cafe Rome. Gelap nok...benci aku...

January 27th

We moved to Florence.
This time by train.
Let me tell you something, aku tak pernah naik train kat Malaysia, kat Ijip ada la sekali dua, then this time.

view sepanjang pergi Florence.

waffles sesampai kat Florence. first half nice jer, masuk second half muak baq hang.

Then lepak hostel, rilek kejap, solat apa patut, then at night kitorang pun keluar explore Florence.

aku sebenarnya tak berapa faham sangat kenapa statue ni semua mesti diukir tidak berbaju.

museum I think.

fountain

kunci pagar church. diorang hairan kenapa besar bapak kunci dia, yolah pagar nye pun tinggi melangit, takkan nak expect kunci dia sebesar jari kelingking....huhu

Then, kitorang pegi Hard Rock Cafe Florence. Si Hisyam ni memang fevret dia Hard Rock Cafe ni, keje dia kumpul t shirt and pin.

haih Amir nyemak~ ke sana kau Amir LOL...dah aku pulak jenis bangsa malas nak crop bagai haha

Then pegi Istanbul kebab, sememangnya Istanbul kebab jer la yang kitorang dok hentam, yang ni yakin halal...yang lain tu macam err....ini sejenis panina ke piadina ea....piadina aku rasa...sedap!

eleh ye ye jer aku, tengah lapar memanglah semua sedap, kasi sup selipar pun sedap...jap apesal selipar dowh~

Florence at night. Menggigil gigil lima makhluk berjalan. Sejuk Ya Robbi...tu pun ada abang melayu terserempak kat Hard Rock Cafe tadi kata Florence bercuaca baik that time, minggu lepas nya lagi teruk. Kalau dah teruk benar, pakai costume angkasawan la aku gamaknya berjalan~

bridge

Selesai malam tu, aku balik berlari rasanya tak tahan sejuk punya pasal~

January 28th.

Pisa.

Florence in the morning. Ouh Zara on my right. Zara kat sana murah giler, takdelah giler mana tapi murah lah compared to Egypt stores. Sambil bayar sambil lap air mata jer punya terharu sebab murah~

We were going to Pisa! Berlari lari anak kitorang ke railway station sebab dah lambat, macam merentas desa rasanya dahlah sejuk. Sesampai jer semua semput, macam serobong kapal gamaknye semua bernafas keluar asap LOL

Near Pisa Centrale.

definisi keindahan.

cathedral.

Leaning Tower of Pisa

sampai bersila atas lantai iolls dibuatnya punya nak mengambil the best shot, tetap juga tak cantik.

Lompat jangan tak lompat

aku tak boleh betul...aku tengok Maya aku tergelak sensorang HAHAHA

Haritu sebenarnya aku rasa kurang sihat. On the way balik, singgah supermarket kejap beli orange dan isotonic drinks. Prevention better than cure. Malam tu pun aku skip keluar, aku tidur dalam bilik jer.

January 29th

Cinque Terre.

Dari Florence kitorang gerak pergi La Spezia, then ambil regional train untuk pegi ke Vernazza.

Cinque maksud dia lima. Kenapa lima? Sebab ada 5 daerah which are; Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso.

Kitorang menginap kat Vernazza.

Hostel kat Cinque Terre mahal mahal belaka. Kira yang kitorang jumpa tu is the cheapest one la.

Cingue Terre is a small town. Malam mati. Faham tak? Kedai semua tutup bila malam, kitorang penat cari manusia lain kat situ. Rasa macam hidup di pekan terpencil di mana semua penduduknya telah mati dimakan zombie...amboi imaginasi kau~ haha

Gambar kat Cingue Terre ni terpaksa diedit balik, depan mata cantik jer, dalam fon pun okay lagi, tapi bila dah masuk lappy pucat lesi jer gambar.

kitorang solat kat tepi tu jer.

Vernazza small town. Bangunan dia hodoh jer tapi sebab dia colourful so nampak berseri.

okay aku sebenarnya baru pandai tangkap pano mode picture kat sini haha

aku tahu ianya merupakan sejenis noob yang rare :P

cantik Cingue Terre ni...tak sia sia pergi!

Subhanallah

night at Manarola! Btw yang berlampu tu bukan kubur LOL...aku pun tak faham sebenarnya keseniaan orang Cinque Terre ni.

dah sejuk berjalan, perut pun diminta diisi...ayuh kita ke satu satunya restoran yang buka malam tu LOL

sedap but pedas sikit...macam Zaidah and Hisyam sek sek kelate tak makan lah pedas pedas ni, menggelupur nanti~ nama italiano dia aneh lagi panjang tapi dalam melayunya pasta sotong dalam sos tomato~

stesen Riomaggiore yang sepi tanpa manusia...kitorang imagine macam mana kalau tetiba ada zombie datang menyerang, satu satunya jalan nak keluar dari town ni adalah train, cemane kalau zombie tersebut bijaksana and attack railway station dulu...dang mati segenap penduduk!
teruk benar imaginasi tuu LOL...

Malam tu kitorang jadi budak nakal! Gelak gelak, lari lari kejar train, naik train free sebab takde orang check (psstt jangan tiru :P)......

January 30th

Harini kitorang gerak ke Milan.
Tapi pagi tu jenjalan Cingue Terre dulu.