
the pam diaries I
pam the flight attendant is here to help you with your journey!

singapore-london
we followed the sun, so it was "setting" the whole flight

british airways!

the pam diaries II
we discovered that my camera is full of pictures of pam and hers is full of me

the pam diaries III
pam threatened me at knifepoint to take thousands of pictures of her. serious!

the pam diaries IV
you can see the murderous glint in her eyes.

aeroplane - milan airport

claire the narcissist
yes, that condition where you always end up cutting the other persons face out.


he grinned at me after this but my fingers slipped and so, alas, no picture

milan
the bus to the hotel!

claire the narcissist II
claire trying to figure out how to set self-timer

posters
milan and its political leanings.

the duomo!
and a tram. and a traffic jam.

on the bus..
this is actually the emblem for venice.

the pam diaries V
and of course, the infamous backpacks. spawn of satan!

claire the narcissist III
we were in the milan metro.

the pam diaries VI

no comprende.
you talk, i cut off your head.

heres the mail it never fails

metro at the duomo

claire the stalker I
they were sitting along the wall of the duomo.

the pam diaries VII
you cant tell, but before this she was fleeing from gypsies!

the duomo
the duomo is the biggest gothic cathedral in the world. according to pam.

the duomo
statues on outside facade

the duomo

the pam diaries VIII
yes, she is the cool one.

claire the narcissist V

the pam diaries IX

i dont know what this is.

pigeon!
the bane of pam's existance.

pigeon man!

pigeon people! I
they had food and i had a camera.

pigeon people! II

pigeon people! III


duomo doors
close-up of annunciation panel

duomo doors
keep in mind all these pictures are from the SAME set of doors.

duomo doors

duomo doors

inside the duomo

inside the duomo
it is amazingly atmospheric in there. we were stunned for a few moments

inside the duomo
paintings hung up between pillars all the way along the hall

inside the duomo
the windows go all the way up the side of the wall, and every panel is different

inside the duomo
my lumpy feet!

the pam diaries X

again!

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the milan post office

tram!
and behind the tram is the

claire the narcissist VI

the secret life of us

claire the narcissist VII


il gato
in the backyard of the milan hotel

il gato II
in the backyard of the milan hotel

roses are pink
in the backyard of the milan hotel

good morning sunshine
in the backyard of the milan hotel

in the backyard of the milan hotel

OUR FAVOURITE HOTEL MAN!

yes i am a stalker
in the dingdingtram

the pam diaries XI
in the dingdingtram

the dingdingtram

the national cemetery, milan
the national cemetery, milan

the pam diaries XII
the national cemetery, milan

the national cemetery, milan

the pam diaries XIII
the national cemetery, milan

the big man himself
the national cemetery, milan

the national cemetery, milan

sarcophagus detail
the national cemetery, milan

sarcophagus detail
the national cemetery, milan

sarcophagus detail
the national cemetery, milan

the pam diaries XIV
OUR FAVOURITE CHINESE PIZZA PLACE!

the pam diaries XV
pam photographs the window, because windows are just, like, totally exciting.

claire the narcissist VIII

oh yeah.

fee fi fo fum


in the train
heading to florence

in the train
aka yes i am a stalker II

in the train

in the train

the pam diaries XVI


on the train

the pam diaries XVII
pam and her secret (albeit imaginary) smoking habits

giant door! II

the view from here
florence, as seen from the court of the san miniato church

outside camping michaelangelo
the location of our private house ...tent

more roses

san miniato al monte

san miniato al monte

san miniato al monte


san miniato al monte
see the frescos on the wall?

san miniato al monte
SEE???? argh! im getting that familiar burn-coursework feeling

san miniato al monte
main mosaic

san miniato al monte
church organ


pam loves her lamp post!

replica of david
at piazzale michaelangelo

replica of david

florence
from the piazzale michaelangelo

poppies!
from our botched attempt to walk down to florence from our private house(..tent)

pam low, fashionista
because of the cold, we started wearing everything we owned. at the same time.

in the streets : florence

in the streets : florence

i dont know what she's doing here. but she's still cool! *drool

by the river
pam knows the name of this river. i do too, but i enjoy withholding information

this is pam, withholding information

by the river

by the river
can you see the swallows?

in the streets : florence

GELATO!!!!!!
albeit at the rip off place that gave us a WHOLE TUB by mistake and made us pay.

GELATO!!!!!!
well not really a tub but it was definitely the "For Fat People" size

pam knows this one too
but i bet you dont!

palazo pitti!
the first museum we went to!

duomo : florence
yes, this one is also called "duomo", but its in florence instead! confusing eh?

duomo, florence

inside the duomo, florence
people light candles at the candle christmas tree-thing

inside the duomo, florence
we wanted to light a candle, but we didnt. i dont remember why.

inside the duomo, florence
oh, we had to pay for the candles, and we are cheapos.

horsey horsey

by the river

independence!
because i took this picture while walking around without pam! (she was queueing)

DAVID
inside the Galleria del Accadamia (OUR FAVOURITE MUSEUM IN ITALY)

in the streets : florence

rain in florence
there was a live band set up in the square but we were FREEZING so we went back

the road to rome
ah.. can you see the expression of excruciating suffering? its the backpacks.

the road to rome
yes, excruciating suffering.

ruins, rome

pam
posing everywhere

ruins, rome
there are ruins all over the place! very cool. also very hot. gah! weather!

ruins, rome
i dont remember what this is, but it has something to do with caesar.

pam knows
what the ruin behind her is called

ruins, rome
spot the poppies!

ruins, rome

ruins, rome

ruins, rome (and pam)
we realised her camera is full of my pictures, and mine is full of hers.

look!
its a yellow plant!

italy powns our wildflowers
we should make a business of picking them and selling them here.

ruins, rome
the unamed caesar place again.

ruins, rome
one of the few pillars that is actually still intact.

random building, rome

super duper pillar king!
(disclaimer: not real name, but pam knows.) carved all the way up.

random church, rome

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il vittoriano
big building. holds The Altar of the Nation

il vittoriano

il vittoriano
continually burning torch next to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

il vittoriano

arch!
we explored it on impulse and found... wait for it... ANOTHER CHURCH!

the amazing DOG-IN-A-BASKET!

the colloseum

"gladiators" in full costume
i would have gone closer, but i was afraid they'd kill us...

inside the colloseum
we took it from the outside, because we didnt want to go inside. tight budget la

"gladiators" in full costume
... or make us take photographs with them

the colloseum

the colloseum

the colloseum
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pop-pop trees
i dont know what they're really called, but they look like cotton on a stick

statue man
there were alot of people pretending to be statues, but this guy was the BEST

trevi fountain!
er, i cut out the fountain in this picture. heh.


random monument, rome
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inside the pantheon

ceiling of the pantheon
thus the light spot in the previous picture

CHINESE FOOD!
you have no idea what we went through to get to this point.

CHINESE FOOD!
we had to ask for chopsticks! what kind of chinese restaurant is this anyway?

CHINESE FOOD!

vatican city

vatican city

vatican museums : way out
its a long way down.

vatican museums

vatican museums
taken out of one of the windows

vatican museums

st peter's basilica
man this place is seriously big

st peter's basilica
the pillars go all the way around the square

st peter's basilica

st peter's basilica

inside st peter's basilica

inside st peter's basilica
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inside st peter's basilica

i dont know what's inside this box, but im sure its something very, very holy.

trastevere
the "colourful town" outside of main city recommended by random tourist site.

trastavere
this random tourist site also recommended we eat "organ meat" whatever that is.

MY HERO!
the italian guy (and girlfriend) who saved a bird on the road! *grovel grovel

sigh..
the bird was pecking him like crazy and he still held on. oh, such nobility.

flower shop
oh, this is in trastevere by the way. colourful, eh?

the colloseum
from a bus!

walking to the trevi fountain
the only time we ventured out a night. we were ambushed by people selling roses.

going

going
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gone

our roomate
... who's probably wondering what she did wrong in her past life.

breakfast!
cappucino and donut! i never loved cappucino until i went to italy.

ah, we have arrived.
VENEZIA

venice
there's really no roads, only canals. and little pavement things.

venice

flowers in the window

i dont know what this is
but, oh, such colour!

how much is that doggy?
taken through a shop window

in the streets : venice

street buskers
... were everywhere in venice, and thus, so was the music.

street busker
you probably cant believe it, but he was playing the Sugar Plum Fairy

random church, venice

inside said random church
there was only one shaft of light coming in, and it landed on this chair.

inside said random church
aiyoh, so emo.

in the streets : venice
yes, its true, in venice people wash their clothes too!

market building
on the way to the Rialto

on the Rialto
where we sat and ate our gelato tubs and reminisced about childhood trauma.

gondolier
oh gosh i typed 'goldolier' at first. haha!

on the Rialto
the Rialto is apparently the most photographed bridge in the world

on the Rialto

gondolier men

in the streets : venice
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in the streets : venice

GIANT MARSHMELLOW
is it marshmallow or marshmellow?

the Rialto
taken from river bus

on the bus

flowers in the window

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

flowers in the window
on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

on the Grand Canal, venice

piazza san marco

piazza san marco
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piazza san marco

piazza san marco

piazza san marco

piazza san marco

piazza san marco
this is the emblem of venice

starjumping
this was, believe it or not, pam's idea

GELATO!!!!!
we ate gelato everyday.

flying to london
ah... budget airlines. the seats actually felt bigger than they did on quantas

pam on the stairs
Marco Polo Airport apparently doesnt have those tube things Changi uses to board

lun-dun
lost in the tube system (again)

haha!
cute advertisement in the tube, dont know what it's supposed to mean though

the west end
didnt see a play, (we saw les mis instead. forgive me, mr harris!) but ta-da!

the west end
YES!

McDonalds! (da da da da da!)
their packaging is nicer, but everything tastes the same

McDonalds!
sadly, that is the last picture. the mncs have won this time, i'm afraid.