Roma

Rome:

So my first night in Rome was amazing. We; Julia (the girl I shared a room with), Brooke and Natalia all went out to see the town. We didn’t have anything to do specifically so we just walked around. We got on the Metro and went to the Collesseum. We took pictures outside and had a blast. While we were taking pictures we saw a whole bunch of people going to this party. We eventually found it and it looked like a blast. There was an outdoor pool, poker, wine bar (Julia’s favorite) and dancing. We walked through and got a couple of stares, just a couple of blondes in Italy, who would have thought. We eventually found our way out of the party and got lost. Midnight in Rome and we are lost. None of us really knew our way around the city so we tried to figure it out. We didn’t really figure it out so we walked around for a while and eventually called a cab. That kind of seems to be my M.O.

We were planning on taking a cab from where we were to the hotel, but we ended up driving right by the Spanish Steps and got out. We met some really cool people there. They were from New York and just traveling for fun. One of them got into trouble for stepping into the fountain. The police came over and started yelling at here in Italian. Let’s just say that there was a language barrier. We also made complete fools of ourselves on the Metro. I don’t think that the Romans want us to come back after all the noise we made. Luckily it was open until 1:30 so we were able to take it back to the hotel. We finally made it back to the Hotel Pacific and crashed. We had to meet the rest of our group in the morning and we needed our sleep for the day ahead.

Our first day as a group in Rome was definitely full. I swear we didn’t stop for anything. We didn’t have to meet the group until noon so some of us who had been there for a while got to walk around for a while and grab a bite to eat. I love eating in Italy. It’s always an adventure. You can grab any type of pizza you could possibly imagine having and it’s so cheap. It’s like 2 Euro. Always a good munch.

As a group we set off for the Vatican Museum, just a short walk from our hotel. I was amazed at the size of the building. It was built so long ago I didn’t think that anything that old could still be standing. When you think about LA or anything like that, none of the buildings are older than 100 years. It’s just wonderful to see that they still appreciate what went on and the beauty of the architecture. We walked through the garden first and then made our way into the museum. I loved everything. There’s not really a way to describe what you see. It’s something that people have to experience for themselves. I had no idea that so many things were still there and that they had been so well preserved. I was actually able to do a little research on one of the pieces for a school project and I was able to share some of my knowledge with the group. I had chosen St. Jerome in the wilderness by Leonardo Da Vinci. I loved this piece…