But now our journey takes us to ROME, ITALY! I will say, I have always hoped to go to Rome and see all the ruins and super touristy things that everyone says is so much fun. I just never thought I would get to go! This was an experience that I will never forget.
We were in Rome for 4 days. I will say that was way worth it. The city itself is awesome, but dirty. Like trash everywhere. But it was still fun!
DAY 1:
We took a night train, so we could sleep and relax on our way there. That wasn't too bad, other than we shared a cabin with other people, so it was a little awkward to move around and get comfy. But once we got there it didn't matter!
We went to a cafe to hang out before we could get to the place we were staying. It was nice to sit outside for a little while after being cooped up for 12 hours.. lol. But after we got to the place we were staying in we dropped our stuff and headed right back out! We were finally there and wanted to see EVERYTHING!
We made our way to the colosseum, but we continuously got sidetracked while walking there. But we did find the best gelato :) It was so funny, because once we got towards the colosseum, we could pick out the other Americans in the crowds. The colosseum itself was amazing. The history that we know about it tied with actually walking around and touching the stones and marble... it was just jaw dropping. Never thought I would make it there so soon in my life, but I am so glad I could. We then headed towards the Arco Di Constantino. The thing was huge and carved to intricately I was shocked it was something they left outside. We then continued through the ruins, Palatino, and the Arco Di Tito. Again, it was all stuff that I had never pictured seeing so soon.
Because we walked the whole time, we were starving. Being in Italy, we found a cute little place to get pasta and wine :) We then headed towards the Fontana Di Trevi, when we got side tracked by a group of people who were talking as part of a church. They were singing and praying while walking down the pedestrian streets. We joined and followed them till we got to the fountain. Sadly the fountain wasn't on due to cleaning, but we could still see it through the glass. We then headed back to the hostel because we were so tired.
DAY 2:
We slept in a little bit, then all of us got up and headed out. We walked to the Medici Palace hoping to take a tour, but they were closed. So we decided to go a different way when we ended up at the Spanish Stairs. As we continued our journey, we ended up at the Palazzo Chigi & Montecitorio...where sadly there was a funeral beginning to take place. We left there and ended up at the Tempio Adriano. This was a very old temple, but not open to the public for visits inside. We then continued to walk and found the Pantheon! I think we spent about an hour walking through and enjoying the amazing place that it is and was.
After walking for a while, we found the Palazzo Madama--the art district! There were shops and artists all around selling what they made right there in front of you. We stayed in this area for a while, then found other places to explore like the Vespa Museum! It was very small, but still cool to see the evolution of Vespa scooters. For kicks an giggles, we found the U.S. Embassy as well! Keianna had hoped to get inside, but they don't do that for security purposes.
We then found food at the Hard Rock Cafe-- finally we could get "American food". And of course we took a look around the shop as well before we headed back!
DAY 3:
This day was spent at the Vatican City. It was an 1 1/2 hour walk from where we were staying, but it was totally worth it. We got to take a tour of the museum(there were things such as statues, tapestries, bathtubs, and more), see St. Peter's Basilica, and even see the Sistine Chapel and paintings! The whole thing was just amazing and I could not believe that I was there. We then found a late lunch/early dinner that included a bottle of wine and amazing ravioli. We then found more gelato and other presents/snacks and slowly made our way towards the Trevi Fountain and shops again. Because we had to walk so much, we headed back a little early.
DAY 4:
We found out the day before that the Pope was returning from his trip in America and was going to give his weekly speech this day. So we headed towards the Vatican City again at an unnatural hour to get the best spots possible. Which we found! I was within arms length away from the Pope himself... it was just amazing. The amount of people that were there and from all over the world! Just awesome.
After the Pope, we found a Sanitary Museum located in a hospital. It was filled with bones, wax models of the body from the 1900's, brains in jars, tools from 1900's hospitals and more awesome medical stuff. The three of us all geeked out over many things we found in this place.
We then headed back to shower and gather all our things and eat lunch. We had another night train ride home, and this time we could spread out where ever we wanted :) This trip was amazing :)
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