Roman Holiday

講到意大利，大家會諗到D乜野哩？黑社會，時尚，渡蜜月地點。睇慣荷李活電影D觀眾通常都會用呢幾樣野來描繪這個國家。到底意大利人的生活方式係咪真係好次係戲裡面咁獨特哩？意大利語口音會唔會好似Al Pacino係The Godfather裡面咁動人？鄭秀文又洗唔洗走到去米蘭拍“嫁個有錢人”啊？係威尼斯的運河划船係咪真係咁有浪慢feel哩？

兩個禮拜前，我孭住個背包，同幾位朋友一齊去咗意大利旅行。總共去咗五個成市，包括Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa同埋德國的Berlin。雖然冇女朋友可以同佢一齊係gandola上二人世界，雖然並冇遇到乜“黑社會大佬”，但係嗰十日九夜我只能夠用一個字來形容：正。他們的生活方式的確係好唔同，laid-back, as I would put it。D人的狀態比起英國人好多了。找錯錢會向他人道歉。買面包會畀多你一隻，坐低食飯好大可能會記少你兩碟餸。話佢地蠢又好，大方又好啦。咁樣的生活方式係亞州好少可以見得到。那種“歐式”建筑物係馬來西亞也冇辦法搵得到。

Italy has so much to offer. The Systine Chapel, St. Marks Square, the Vatican City, the world-reknowned statue of David, the birth of Venus, the list goes on. It is a country of beauty, art, history and tradition. I know I don't say this often and it probably sounds really cliche but this is truly a "words can't describe what it's like unless you're there in person" kind of moment. The lifestyle, the trendy clothes, the coffee places by the street. The people-watching, the hand gestures and the bars that sell not alcohol but ice-cream and crepes.

They say when you're at the Trevi Fountain and you turn around, toss a coin over your head and into its waters, you promise Rome that you would one day return to her. This I did, not once, not twice but three times, so listen up. It doesn't matter if its 10, 20 or even 30 years from now, rain or shine, hotshot solicitor or homeless wreck, just give me a ring. I'm always up for another Roman Holiday.

ciao

Tim
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