At the Colosseum
Thursday we went to the Ara Pacis Museum. It’s across from Emperor Augustus’ tomb. It was pretty cool. Afterwards we went to the train station to buy tickets for our weekend trip to:
FLORENCE! I still love Rome, but Florence is by far the second coolest city I’ve been to in Italy. Granted, I’ve only been to two, but still. It’s such a different pace from Rome. It’s calmer, more peaceful. Just as (if not a little moreso) beautiful. I could definitely see myself living in Tuscany someday.
Try and top this view
We went to the top of the Duomo Church, the Ponte Vecchia, the Statue of David (highlight of my trip!) and around to a few nice restaurants and bars. The nine of us even hit up a discoteca. It was good times! The train tickets cost about 30 Euro for a round trip, and our hostel was 9 Euro for the one night we spent there, so it was a cost-effective trip too!
It was worth 500 steps to get this scenic view
We technically weren't supposed to be on this part of the bridge, but the photo op was just too nice to pass up.
Back in Rome Italian class is over (thank God!) and Communication Campaigns is starting. The class seems interesting and is even taught by a priest who works at the Vatican, which I think is kind of cool.
Last night we helped Jessica celebrate her 21st birthday, and should have kept in mind that we had a 9:30 class this morning. Which I didn’t.
Now for today. Woke up late (around 9 a.m.) with what we’ll call ill repercussions of the previous night’s events. Got out of bed just in time for the electricity in our entire building to go off. That’s right, we’re powerless in Rome! Ran to class and came back afterwards and, you guessed it, power is still off.
I didn’t know they had blackouts in Rome, but this is no bene. I had to eat everything in the fridge for lunch (which included cheese, salami, milk, yogurt and a Coke) so needless to say my stomach is really upset with me today.
All in all it’s been a great week, and I can’t believe how time is flying by. While sitting in the dark, I created a list of things I really like at the moment. Here’s the highlights:
Art; hot chocolate; Florence; dress shirts; Not checking my email all weekend; the phrase “live life one Mento at a time; Mentos; Mexican food with an English menu in Italy; taking pictures; soccer games; Italian class being over; the feature on my crappy cell phone that lets me use the flashlight right away; Jay-Z, Drake, T-Pain, and Lil Wayne; Jogging around the Tiber River, Campo De Fiori and Rome; and these amazing cherry croissants they sell at the local grocery store.
I also wanted to let you all know the official song of my trip to Rome is: “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn. I’ve heard it at least 10 times since I’ve gotten here. Same with “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, which is a close second.
Well class is going to start soon so I better head over. Hope life is going good for everybody, and I will talk to you all again soon!
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