Rome is littered with so many "lao lao" building but nicely preserved. Many churches, fountains & statues. These are the few that I can recognized: Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Most of the streets of ROME look like these, narrow road with cars park at both sides. The new & old co-exist in harmony.
Famous work of Bernini, Fontana del Tritone at Piazza Barberini:
The street side cafes' business not that good lor ... mostly empty 1. mayb it's winter & freezing outside ...hahaha
Jump on the metro & headed for Collosseo. Once out on the street, Temple of Venus & Rome greeted us. It's the largest known temple in Ancient Rome.
Apsis of the temple even got rope tied around it making sure the dinding tak runtuh!!!
The Arch of Titus, erected in Rome about 81 AD by the Roman emperor Domitian to commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem by his brother Titus.
Arch of Constantine, was built as a triumphal arch, located just next to the Colosseum.
The Colosseum, the granddaddy of all Roman monuments, this arena known to the ancients as the "Flavian Amphitheater" hosted 450 years of gladiatorial contest & wild beast hunt.
The unique stone pathway outside of the Colosseum:
Cosplay --> 2 of the character actors outside the Colosseum plying their trade -- trying to charge for pictures. 
Colosseum at night:
Ruins near the Forum:
Church nearby, unique bells le: 
The building below is Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, created in 1885 to commemorate Italy's first King, Vittoria Emanule II. It's situated in the busy traffic junction of Piazza Venezia , just a few minutes walk from Colosseum.
The Victor Emmanuel Monument (maintenance work in progress)
Taking a picture with a naked man wearing tudung.
Just opposite is the Foro Di Augusto:
Trajan's Column in the Forum of Trajan:
After a whole day of walking the streets of Rome, went back to the hostel & showered.The room was clean & tidy. Sharing with another girl. After a change of clothes, quickly continue our quest for dinner. The famous Gelato in Rome, cannot miss it for the world. It was sweeeeet & nice.
Then we took a bus to a place called Pantheon.
For dinner, went into 1 of the road side shop. Ordered minestrone soup. I was happy at 1st as it was a BIG ass bowl of soup but with 1 taste & my happiness disappear.
As people said, don't leave Rome without tasting their pasta, I ordered something creamy. This is what I got & I don't like it. It was dry & bland. Wasted like 13 euro for that meal. It's so unlucky that we choose a bad restaurant out of so many. 
Rome is a phenomenal city and I had a surreal experience.It was a lot dirtier (think KL not S'pore) than I was expecting, with an enormous amount of graffiti—but still, there was one incredible sight after another. Thankfully, the idiots who painted the graffiti were respectful enough to stay away from most of the historical and ancient buildings. Most of the filth is on regular buildings, buses, etc. The architectural detail and effort alone (on the structures) is what makes this trip incredible and worthwhile.
1 days in Rome is only enough to scratch the surface and get a small taste of the city.
Overall, it was a successful 1st day as we make full use of the limited time available to explore this mystical city.
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