rome

i have a few minutes left to blog. i have no idea about this keyboard so dont judge my typing mistakes.

we have spent the last 2 days in rome. so incredible for the history teacher in me.
we arrive saturday evening around 7ish and found our hostel after only 1 wrong turn. we are always quite pleased with our navigating abilities. we discovered that we booked a very nice room. only 2 beds, with 2 nightstands, 2 chairs, a fan, and a sink. they also provide sheets and towels. we are feeling like queens these 3 nights.

we unpacked and went for a great dinner and then decided how to spend our first full day.
sunday morning we walked over to the colosseum. we literally turned a corner and there it was. amazing. we hired an english speaking tour guide and with 50 other people we followed them around for the next several hours. i loved the guide b-c i heard so many amazing stories and i really love a good story. you may already know that about me.

we also saw the roman forum and the palatine hill. so incredible. by now it was 2ish and we were too hot to eat and oh my lands we were baking in the sun. my feet are swollen and rub against my shoes which has made for some lovely blisters. just sayin

we decided to just walk back which nearly caused my feet to revolt but i did not complain. well, maybe just the one time. anyways, we showered, rested and found food again.

today the alarm went off at 6:45 and we were out the door an hour later. to save our feet today we took the roman metro straight to the vatican. we toured st. peters and then the sistine chapel. breathtaking. seriously.
we found a good pizza to split and by good i mean an amazing vegetarian pizza with grilled eggplant, artichokes and zucchini. heaven.

there were some women selling clothes on the street so i bought some for a deal. i know how to barter in many languages.

we caught the metro to the spanish steps where i climbed to the top and then we both sat by the fountain to cool off and people-watch.

then we went to Gucchi. just sayin

we caught the metro home, soaked our feet in water. my feet were in the garbage can while kerri soaked hers in a plastic bag filled with cold water.

we went to the store to buy more food for our picnics and breakfast, then came to the internet-laundry place for 30 mins and now that it is nealy 9 i am going to eat dinner.

love to you.