Rome is truly a magnificent city. There are historic buildings and monuments all over that are thousands of years old and that I’ve seen in every history textbook. My friends and I toured the city for three days. Two days we spent viewing all of the sites around the center of the city, and then we dedicated an entire day to Vatican City (did you know it’s a country itself? The smallest country in the world). Rome is much larger than Florence, so we had to get used to getting around by Metro and not just by walking. The first day we took a tour of the city and saw the:
Colosseum
Roman Forum
Pantheon
Piazza Venezia
Circo Massimo
Capitol Hill
Trevi Fountain
Mouth of Truth
Piazza Navona
Spanish Steps
amongst many other sites. It was crazy to actually be in the colosseum and see all of the sites that were featured in the movie, A Roman Holiday. On Saturday we woke up early and went to the Vatican Museum and saw Vatican City, St. Peters Basilica, the Vatican Museum, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. We arrived about an hour before the museum opened and there was already a line that circled the building. Luckily it went fairly fast, but I can only imagine how long the lines must be during the summer when tourist season really hits. The Vatican and the Sistine Chapel were unreal. Michelangelo’s famous dome left me speechless and St. Peters church really deserves its title as the ‘Most Impressive Church on Earth’. I read in my Rick Steve’s travel guide (my traveling Bible) that if one was to look at every artifact in the Vatican Museum for one minute, it would take 12 years to see the whole museum—it’s THAT big. We obviously didn’t look at everything, but we saw a lot at a speedy pace.
We went to a couple Ristorantes and Trattorias to get traditional Roman meals. A very popular meal is veal with mushroom (or funghi) sauce, and let me tell you, its great reputation matches its taste. I also had my first Kebab in Rome, and have found my Mexican food equivalent here in Italy. Cabbage, lettuce, French fries, lamb kebab, and hot sauce all rolled up in a tortilla. Heaven for only 3 euro.
Overall it was a very successful and efficient weekend. I have finally planned my spring break and will be going to Barcelona, Spain and Fez, Morocco (in Africa) at the end of March. My friends and I wanted to go somewhere warm and at the end of March Spain and Africa were the warmest because they are closest to the equator. I cant wait!
Until next time, “caio caio”
5 comments:
looks like fun !!! I SAW ALL YOUR PICS, THEY LOOK GREAT. HOW'S THE CAMERA ? ALL THAT YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE? WHY DON'T YOU HAVE SOMEONE TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU IN CLASS SO I KNOW YOUR REALLY GOING TO SCHOOL!!! LET"S SEE SOME PICS OF SOME OF YOUR ARTWORK. OH RIGHT,THEY ARE ALL NUDES AND YOUR TEACHER WON"T ALLOW ANY CAMERAS INTO HIS CLASROOM!!! HAVE FUN, STUDY HARD AND WHEN YOU GET HOME YOU BETTER KNOW HOW TO SAY MORE THAN G-E-L-A-T-O.SEE YA, DAD
What FUN !!!!
Love hearing about your many adventures. Looks like you have a GREAT group of friends to share them with. Rome sounds fabulous! You will be able to write your own travel book someday. Love You
Niko... When Nicole Guarciso studied abroad in Italy she went on a cruise to Africa for her spring break. You should message her on facebook and seeing if you're going anywhere she went. She's got some GREAT stories and stuff she was able to do there. Plus - I miss you. Send me some gelato. :)
Amazing how much you saw in Rome! Did you make a wish at the Fountain of Trevi? They say if you do, you will be back to Rome! Your plans for spring break sound awesome!
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