so while i have the time, i will do a half update on rome. we are here for 2 more days so there will be much more to say but hey, ive got the time, the internet is free and no one seems to be waiting so why not.
yesterday we made our way to the coloseum. we had met some guys in a park in bari who told us some hot spots in rome and that the coloseum was overrated but we made it this far so we might as well venture in. we kinda got suckered into a paid tour but we skipped the 2 hour line so it was pretty well worth it for that. the guide's english was lacking and we think he just repeated himself but alright whatever. lots of gladiators and lions died in there...(i know there is MUCH more but that's all our little friend told us). we wandered around other ruins and greatness - sorry the name is escaping me right now. we saw where the emperors lived - a house that would cover most of NC State campus plus some...just for a house. mussalini decided he was an emperor too so he added his summer home in the middle of the ruins...pompous if i do say so myself. it was a long day in the sun. we did more wandering through amazing arhitecture and saw the circus...(sorry lacking in specific names of important places...another long day in the sun).
today we did the vatican. we saw everything and our guide was great. he was entertaining and spoke clear english - perfect. we saw the sistine chapel and st. peter's basilica. we saw so much art by michael angelo and rafael divinci. all greatness. after our tour we made our way to a late lunch where our waiter asked me if i had a boyfriend. i dont think i have mentioned this but i have been hit on by many a waiters since we got to greece and it is starting to make me question why just the waiters notice me. who knows.
tomorrow we are doing trevi fountain and the spanish steps. so much to see in rome that we wont make it to other parts of italy but i think we are enjoying some consistency for a little while.
hope all is well in the states!
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