Whew!! A few crazy hectic days, and I got a chance to find a place that has internet and let you all know how its been. I apologize for the following typos and/or grammatical errors, as I am on an Italian computer and the keys are all crazy!
Day 1
This also includes the night before, since I spent it on the train. I got to the train station in Torino and bought my first overnight ticket for a train. It ends up the lovely first class that I could have gotten for the same price as first class was already filled, so I ended up in a coach with 6 seats, with two Italian ladies. They showed me how you could lean the seats down, pushing them together into a makeshift bed. So I slept. Well, attempted to sleep that is! The coach was FREEZING and one of the ladies was a chain smoker, common in Italy. She kept getting up to get out, and on top of that, I ended up putting my Pj's over my jeans to stay warm! Definitely not a comfortable or fufilling sleep. I arrived in Rome at around 8 AM. I found my hostel near the train station and dropped my stuff off and began my own tour of the city. I visited so many places and walked sooo far! (not so enjoyable with heeled cowboy boots and clothes that I had slept in) But all this comes with short term traveling. I went to the Vatican, saw Sistine chapel and everything was just plain gorgeous! Before I even made it there though, I stopped at the church of Saint Mary of Angels and Martyrs. The sheer beauty of this church made me cry. So much so, that I texted my dad back home that I was in tears and I hadn't even reached the Vatican! I lit two candles for my grandparents there, one for my grandpa, whom I never knew, and the other for his wife, my grandma who is soon going to join him... I saw Trevi Fountain, more like stumbled across it and vitited many other famous sites. That evening, I got back to the hostel and passed out before dinner, grabbed some free pizza, and then headed right back to bed.
Day 2
Woke up slightly early, nine, and went to the breakfast at my hostel. I have to rate this hostel with at least 4 stars out of 5. They had CEREAL!! and rolls that were yummy. I headed out and did the Colosseum and everything that surrounds it. Lots of walking! My feet were so sore that I gave up at around 4pm. Everything in the area is on such a grand scale. The buildings and columns and just everything is so big and grand and amazing. It's absolutely breathtaking.
I'm headed to grab some dinner, then off to the train station for another night train for me then class in the morning and a presentation! Talk about a long weekend.
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