It has been a while since my last post and I apologize. Sometimes- rarely, but it has been known to happen- I just don't have that much to say. Plus I have been dealing with all kinds of bank theft issues so this week has been a little crazy. I finally have time to update everyone about my last couple weeks and, more importanly, my trip to Rome.
Last week (This won't take long.):
I just kind of hung out in Caceres. Classes are good. I went out a couple nights on the weekend. I pulled a legit Spanish night out and got home at about 5:30 am Sunday morning. It was a good time. Otherwise, not a whole lot on the Caceres front.
Last weekend (This will take longer. I apologize for the massive post.):
I went to Rome!!! It was amazing. Seriously. Rome is absolutely gorgeous, and even though I didn't have much time to spend there it was definitely worth it.
I took a bus to Madrid with friends on Thursday. We stayed the night in a hotel that night and flew to Rome at 7:00am Friday morning. The flight was short, but it took 2 hours to get from the airport to our hostel. Apparently the Rome airport isn't actually in Rome, it's an hour by train outside of Rome. They should really make a note of that on their website or something.
Friday night we went to Vatican City. We toured the Basilica and went to the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Everything was really cool. Not to mention HUGE. Everything just kind of looms over you. It was a tiny bit scary. Mostly it was just cool, though. The Basilica was gorgeous. We climbed to the top and the view was amazing. It was 551 steps to the top. You could take the wussy way and take an elevator up the first 200 steps for an extra two euros, but we're awesome so we climbed all 551. Also, I won't type it on here, but if you are curious and would like a little entertainment, ask me about my priest story on facebook. It was a classic American tourist moment. But here's another much funnier one for you:
We decided that we wanted one legit Italian meal while in Rome so we went to a nice restaurant Friday night. Now, it had rained earlier and our jeans had just finally dried off so on our walk to the restaurant we rolled up the cuffs of them a little bit. (The fact that we walked through Rome with our pants rolled up is not the funny story.) Well we didn't want to look dumb walking into the restaurant so we stopped across the street to roll out pant legs down really fast. Well we continued walking, but there was still a flip in my pants that was driving me nuts. Not wanting to stop again like a wise person, I just kicked my leg to try to get it out. And my shoe went flying off my foot. Which would have been bad enough. But no, my shoe nailed some poor Italian woman walking in front of me. So, not speaking Italian, I began apologizing profusely in English and Spanish while I hopped 15 feet to her to retrieve my shoe. Yeah, not one of my proudest moments...
Saturday was our only full day in Rome, and we definitely filled it! We went to the colosseum, Paletine Hill, the forum, the Pantheon, and on a walking night tour through the city past all kinds of fountains, statues, obelisks, the Spanish steps (not all they're cracked up to be) and the Trevi fountain (definitely everything it's cracked upt to be). Our entire trip was guided by Rick Steves. He was the theme for the trip. We wished we'd kept track of how many times we said his name. I don't think we could count that high, though.
We only had a day and a hlf because we left early Sunday morning, but I feel like we still really got to see Rome. We hit all the major sites, and had pizza, pasta, wine and gelato. It was a great trip and I got some great pictures and memories out of it. Definitely a major win. And now, some pictures to hold you over till the next post:
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