The timing was perfect! Valencia welcomed me on April 8 with the best of weathers, not so cold, not hot at all. Luigi's family are sweet as sweet can be and they had a feast prepared for us. We had a long walk the next day and went siteseeing.
Valencia is a port city with colonial airs and what I liked best was the many street musicians I did not expect to find here. I saw more of them here than in any other city we went. Like the woman who sang loudly by the church in her arabic chants scaring the tourists, or the man with his clarinet decorating perfectly the old town with its classical tunes. Also a gypsy band we crossed by at their central park or what's it called? yes, the ""
And a huge museum and aquarium where a wedding took place and the little chinesse girl was photographed by all the tourists and town gossipers.
After a huge breakfast we headed out to Rome the next day. Flew Ryan air and please you have a choice... try something else. We where surprised to see people in line sitting on the floor way before it was boarding time, so I asked and they told me. Ryan air sells more tickets than their real capacity, so if the plane is full before you check in, you will have to stay for the next plane.
What?!, also the bags they WILL try to find a way to charge you extra!
But anyways it was a good trip, we arrived at Rome and got off at Ottaviano underground station, the place was amazing. Pizza Land and commerce! We headed off to our first hostel "Bella Roma". Some guys had rented a whole flat in a condo and where using it as a Hostel. Small yes, but pretty and quiet and really nice hosts!
That night we took a bus #70 to Plaza Nabona where we had a great great great time.
We stayed at Bella Roma only for a day for we had booked other three days at Alessandro's Hostel, which was bigger, breakfast included, wireless service, much more like a Hostel and a fun lively staff. Location is great, 2 minutes from Termini Station - you go everywhere from there.
So we walked that day fifteen minutes to the Coliseum. Impressive and breathtaking. You can't be there and not imagine the stories, the fear, the courage, the cruelty of the people who delighted in this games, the hungry animals, the finger of a crazy man deciding life and death. Terrible scenes, sad atmosphere and also the indiference of the tourists. Like me, taking pictures of everything, standing in almost holy ground, trying to feel, and not feeling a thing, really.
To be continued...
