Well today had been amazing! But let's start with the rest of yesterday... I have had such a great time in Rome so far! Yesterday when Emma and I got here we got to our hostel, which is great! The other people are so nice here! We walked around a bit and then went to a cafe for lunch. We ordered a pizza to share, but the waiter came over with 2 pizzas. Right when he got to our table, he told us that the guy who ordered the pizza left and asked if we wanted a free pizza. Of course we said yes! It was really good! I am actually surprised that they don't put basil on their Margherita pizzas. After that, we came back to the hostel and relaxed for a bit and then went out wandering. We saw a bunch of cool buildings but we have no idea what they are. After that, we came back and went to bed.
Today, Emma and I woke up at 10 and started our adventure. We left the hostel at about 10:30 and started walking towards the Colosseum. We stopped along the way at touristy shops and to take pictures, etc. and there were a ton of beautiful buildings and fountains. We finally got to the Colosseum and took pictures of the outside.
I didn't really want to go in but Emma did so I spent 12 euros to get in. Oh well. It was okay. It was cool, but not really worth 12 euros... I would have probably liked it more if I remembered what they taught me in history....
After the Colosseum, we went to McDonalds for lunch which tasted SO good! We came back to the hostel and met up with Stephanie, Anna, and Allison and then they went off to the Colosseum. Emma and I stayed there for a bit and rested. At 3:30 we wandered around until we found the Trevi Fountain, definitely got lost a few times, but we eventually found it. It was the most amazing and beautiful fountain I have ever seen! It was so gorgeous and it was HUGE!
I loved it! After the fountain, we decided to get dinner and come back to the hostel. We went to the grocery store and bought frozen pasta to share and I bought peach tea (it tasted like peach-o's! so good!) and orange juice. Now I have FINALLY showered and it feels so good because it's the first time in 2 days (I know that's gross, get over it but I didn't have a towel so not all my fault) and I feel so clean! Now I am off to bed because I have an early start tomorrow to the Vatican! Can't wait!!!
10.12.2011
Well, today I would say was a success! We went to so many amazing places! On our way to the Vatican, we stopped at breakfast (the hostel provides it) which was a really good croissant with some sort of jelly filling and powdered sugar on tom and a Cappuccino.
We sat there and woke up a bit and headed out. We ended up going to the Spanish stairs first, which was really cool, but it had a really depressing fountain in front of it. It was cool to see AND it was on a street with Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, etc.
I wish I could go back there and shop but i'm pretty sure I don't have enough money for that. After the Spanish steps we just walked up a street and found the Piazza del Popolo. It was so pretty! It was also very symmetrical and for some reason I found that to be relaxing. I know that's weird too but I don't care. We walked down another street and saw Piazza Navona, which has a ton of cute little shops and restaurants and a great little fountain (after the Trevi Fountain, every fountain is little). It was such a charming place and so cute! After a while, we headed for the Vatican. We walked along the river and saw Piazza dei Tribunali and Castel Sant Angelo and finally we were in Vatican City.
I saw the Pope give mass which was so cool! He spoke English for part of it and I thought that that was really interesting. It made me start thinking about how many languages he knows, and also what does he wear when he is not in a crowd? Is it always robes? cause that would suck. Just sayin'. We went into the Vatican Museum and that was actually really cool! I liked seeing all of the paintings and they were so elaborate! They had so many colors and were gold framed. Then, at last, we say the Sistine Chapel. It was so amazing, but definitely not what I had expected. I expected it to have a dome and tons of gold and lots of color, but there was no gold in the paintings, very dim, dark colors and it was essentially a flat ceiling. I wasn't disappointed, just shocked a little at how different it was compared to what I thought. After several hours of being herded like cattle, we were starving and went out for food with everyone. Then we went to the Pantheon which also surprised me because the buildings we have seen have been very white, but this was dark grey and kind of gloomy. It kind of had a cold feeling, but otherwise it was very cool! Lastly, we decided to get gelato and eat it in from of the Trevi Fountain. It was so relaxing and so beautiful. I swear this fountain has ruined all other fountains for me. So incredible. On our way back, we stopped at the grocery store for dinner and just relaxed, ate, and talked for hours about everything. It was so much fun! And I got a shower which was great! Now tomorrow I have to wake up at 3:15 so that I can catch my 8 o'clock flight to GREECE! I am just so excited! I can't wait to tell you about it!
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