Under the Tuscan Sun
January 15, 2010Hey all,
I am going to try and make this short and sweet because I am very limted on time. But we made it safe to Rome on Monday (i think). It was a long day of traveling but I was ready for some new scenery.
Our first day consisted of visting the Colosseum which was amazing, along with all of the ancient sites around it. From there all of us girls walked all around Rome… with shopping included. I had my first Italian pizza and it was delicious… alot like Punch pizza. And for those of you who know about punch pizza… you know I was very happy.
The next day we visited the Vatican. It was amazing to visit a place filled with so much spirituality and history. From there we were blessed by the Pope in probably 10 different languages. We of course saw the Cistine Chapel (I am not sure if that is how you spell it…. we kept seeing it in Italian so i have no idea). It was beautiful, but I actually enjoyed St. Peters Bascilla more.
Last night was eventful… all 23 of us students when on a pub crawl around the Colesseum. It was quite interesting…. ask me stories when I get back if you truly are itching to know.
Tomorrow we leave for Turin (Torino the site of the 2006 olympics). I am quite excited to get out of Rome. Oh yea… and yesterday 7 of us girls went to Florance and spent the day under the Tuscan sun! It was quite adventure…. we actually got around without getting lost!
Love and miss you all!
I am so curious about this part of your trip! I want to hear about your experience in Rome, especially with that pub crawl, when you get back! And a night spend under the Tuscan sun…wow. Thinking about you!
Lauren,
Great to read your blog! I did not understand that I had to find your blog address in mom’s email so it took me some time to figure all of this out! So glad you are enjoying your trip. I would rather be on your trip than Alison’s ~ I could not stand the seasickness!
Love to you !
Mrs. L