Ciao folks!
As you can tell, I am horrendous when it comes to updating my blog. I am not a blogger. However, I do wish to bestow upon you one latest update regarding my adventures in Italy and Greece for spring break. It will not be long but I shall share with you several anecdotes and post some pics, so you can get a glimpse into my life here in Europe.
Rome:
The city of my ancestors is absolutely beautiful. I saw Heather, which was lovely, and she showed me around Rome (we ate delicious gelato and drank cocktails at a bar geared towards the younger Romans). Randi, Brittany, Kara and I toured the ancient sites by day, we saw the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, the Roman Forum, the Treve Fountain (we all stopped to wish for love and throw coins in; 2 Euros = fall in love, 1 Euro = you'll return to Rome), the National Museum, and The Vatican. Upon stumbling into Piazza San Marco (the main piazza near the Vatican), we saw the Pope wave to us from his flagged caravan! It was a sight for sure.
The food was absolutely wonderful, in particular, at this one restaurant behind our hotel. The four of us decided that we wanted to pick this restaurant up and bring it back to the states with us, and we ended up dining there twice! Vitello (veal, yes I know baby cows) is so good, and gelato is heavenly and must be consumed three to four times a day (which is fine because of all of the walking we did!) Mama Rita, the woman who ran our hotel, is my new best friend, and she declared that we were so "fantastic"! Overall, Rome was pretty splendid!
My next entry will be about Athens, Greece. However, I'm sleepy and I need write more postcards to y'all so I'm peacin' out.
Ciao for now!
Chris
