11/8/11

Italy Blog 11/8/11

We woke up this morning to take on our first full day in Rome. The weather was beautiful and breakfast was satisfying. We started out towards the Colosseum after waiting for about a half an hour to push our way onto the overly crowded metro. The Colosseum was absolutely gorgeous. It was so amazing to see.

We walked around for about an hour and then met up to go to the Forum. We had read and learned about the Forum in history class, but it was an amazing experience to actually see it.

After a few hours and a lot of walking, everybody was ready for lunch. After we walked for a bit we decided on a pizzeria (with gelato on the first floor, of course). After we stuffed ourselves with pizza, spaghetti, etc. (the usual), mostly everyone still wanted gelato. We were set on sitting back down to eat our variously flavored gelato, but instead, our waiter ushered us outside...Into the pouring rain. Unprepared for the complete turn of weather conditions, we dodged puddles and bought umbrellas on our way to the Spanish steps...Which we couldn't find...Drenched and tired, we headed back for the metro, which was just as crowded as it was when we arrived. Shoes soaked and hair ruined, we trudged up to our rooms...Where we slept/hung out/watched tv/went to the market until dinnertime came around. Because many people didn't have the energy to go out for dinner, our teachers came to our rooms, took our orders, and went out and got food for us (like room service, but better). With a well deserved rest, we were anxious and ready to take on the next day.