Day 14

         The day started bright and early. I woke up at 6:30 to make it to the train station by 7:45 to go to ROME! The previous night was a very late night. So needless to say Regina and I both overslept a little and ended up getting a nice morning sprint in, while heading to the train station on time. Don’t worry, we made it just in time J We arrived in Rome at about 10:00 in the morning, dropped off our luggage and then headed out to start touring Rome. Our first stop of the day was the Colosseum. This place was ginormous; I would like to consider it to be the old version of Cowboy’s Stadium. It was insane to think that I was walking in a stadium that was over 2,000 years old! It just did not seem real. While, in the Colosseum I started to get a really bad stomachache, which unfortunately lasted the rest of the day, so it was a pretty big Debbie downer for me. However, I did not let it stop me from enjoying these amazing landmarks. In the Colosseum I really wanted to lie on my stomach so I found a big rock and decided to lie there in a plank for a couple minutes. I had to make the best of it! After the Colosseum, we met up with a tour guide, whom them brought us to the area of ancient Rome. This is where part of the Roman Forum stands today. To be honest, by this point it had gotten very hot outside and my stomach was killing me, so I basically just took a bunch of pictures to say I had been there. I was not in to the history of ancient Rome. After walking around the city, we found our way to the Trevi Fountain! I had seen the fountain in one of Mary Kate and Ashley’s movies many years ago and was so excited to finally get to see this! Unfortunately, it was really crowded, but I made sure to get many pictures and throw a coin into the fountain and make a wish. I cannot tell ya’ll what my wish was, but it was a great one! For your wish to come true you have to throw a coin with your left hand over your right shoulder, with your back turned towards the fountain and after throwing the coin you can’t look back. The chances of my wish coming true are not too high, because right after throwing my coin in, someone asked me to take a picture of them and I felt bad saying “no”. Just my luck!

         Then, it was a quick stop at the Spanish steps, which neither I nor anyone else had any interest inn climbing, because all of us were basically exhausted. The rest of the day I went back to the hotel to take a nap until diner. For diner, I actually went out to eat with one my professors, the staff member from the school in Florence and a peer of mine. We went to this smaller brick over pizza restaurant that was delicious! The company was great as well! For some reason I always really enjoy dining with people older than me, I guess it’s a sign of maturity. I got to know one of my professors really well and I love her! We had some great conversations and enjoyed some fabulous pizza! After diner it was time for bed and I could not have been happier about it!

The Colosseum!