Roma e el "amor" de mio

At long last I made it to the picturesque city of Rome. The weather today was cloudy, hot and rainy. I kind of liked the change of pace though. I took a bus to the city of Rome and arrived this morning around 11 AM. The first thing my group did was visit a famous museum filled with ancient sculptures and treasures dating back to nearly 2700 years ago. It was very neat! After the 2 hour tour, we had free time until 6. I ventured out into the city with 5 of my new friends. We first found a place to enjoy lunch right next to the Colluseum. This also happens to be where our waiter decided that he has found love at first sight when he saw my smile. While it was the typical Italian flirtation...It was actually quite hilarious. I got some great pictures of the Colluseum as well as the Trevi Fountain!! My Italian is improving a little although not much. Workers and shopkeepers have been giving me items at a cheaper price than what is listed simply because I am attempting to speak their language. They seem to appreciate it a lot. Tomorrow I am going to tour the Vatican city and visit the Sistine Chapel. I will also be able to go inside the Colloseum which should be amazing! It's going to be quite warm though because we have to cover our shoulders and our legs before going inside these places. I also think that I should let you know that pizza in Italy is fantastic. I know that it's sort of expected and well known that pizza is delicious here, but oh my gosh, it is the best pizza I have ever tasted. I am also really just liking Rome a lot. It is so beautiful and easily accesible. Roman towns are built with lots of things crammed really close together so it makes it really easy to see everything you need to. In fact, on top of this one hill in Rome, you can look out and see the top of the Vatican, the edges of the Colloseum, the statue in front of the Spanish Steps and the top of the Trevi Fountain. I really enjoyed my trip there today and I'm so glad I'll be going back tomorrow. Oh and to make a great day even better, when I got back to my cabin, I had letters from my mom and brother waiting on my door. I almost jumped out of my skin because I was so happy to hear from them. Ciao!