Sorry I've been slacking on my blog entries, school has been very busy. However, last week was my spring break, where I ventured to Rome and Athens. I'll tell you a bit about Rome in this entry and more on Athens in a
n entry to come. We had an early flight Friday morning and our car was coming around 4 am, so we had the bright idea of trying to stay up all night. This was following a long day of classes and then attending fashion weekend (which was amazing!). So we arrived at the airport, with plenty of time to spare, all extremely exhausted. After waiting, we boarded the airplane, which I thought was mildyly sketchy, but thats just me. 3 hours laters we could see the bright blue, cloudless skies of Italy. Upon disembarking, the weather was gorgeous, we thought it had to be 70 degrees. We managed to make it through customs with no issues. However, when I got my luggage the handle was ripped off, fabulous!! Other than that no main problems occured, and we were in a van on our way to the Hotel Solis in the heart of Rome.
As we were driving, me being me, I got insanely car sick, but hey I got to see all of the sites on the way to our hotel! It was amazing because as we pulled up in front of the hotel we could see the Colloseum down a side street, because it was only 1 block away. Also, at the end of the road was the Roman Forum. We were right in the middle of all this history! The hotel t
urned out to fabulous in itself and the woman at the desk was awesome. Her name was Madame Rita and we ended up calling her Stepmom, because she felt like our mother haha.. In the end we ended up calling her Mama Rita.
n entry to come. We had an early flight Friday morning and our car was coming around 4 am, so we had the bright idea of trying to stay up all night. This was following a long day of classes and then attending fashion weekend (which was amazing!). So we arrived at the airport, with plenty of time to spare, all extremely exhausted. After waiting, we boarded the airplane, which I thought was mildyly sketchy, but thats just me. 3 hours laters we could see the bright blue, cloudless skies of Italy. Upon disembarking, the weather was gorgeous, we thought it had to be 70 degrees. We managed to make it through customs with no issues. However, when I got my luggage the handle was ripped off, fabulous!! Other than that no main problems occured, and we were in a van on our way to the Hotel Solis in the heart of Rome.As we were driving, me being me, I got insanely car sick, but hey I got to see all of the sites on the way to our hotel! It was amazing because as we pulled up in front of the hotel we could see the Colloseum down a side street, because it was only 1 block away. Also, at the end of the road was the Roman Forum. We were right in the middle of all this history! The hotel t
urned out to fabulous in itself and the woman at the desk was awesome. Her name was Madame Rita and we ended up calling her Stepmom, because she felt like our mother haha.. In the end we ended up calling her Mama Rita. The hotel staff then suggested a little restaurant behind the hotel in this little side street. It was the one of the best meals I've ever had. I ordered the gnocchi and profiteral for dessert, both were incredible! Everyone was beyond satisfied with their meal, we actually ended up going back there on our last night in Rome.... yes it was that good! In other food news, we lived off of gelato, the greatest creation in terms of food. The chocolate fondante being my favorite.
In terms of sightseeing, we saw every major attraction except for the David because you need a reservation for the Galleria Borghese. Our first night, we went the Spanish Steps and just ventured around the area. The second day, was spent exploring the Colloseum. It was amazing and by far my favorite attraction. It was awesome to think about the gladiators fighting there sooo long ago. Our next adventure was to the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain, which we visited twice. The Pantheon was huge and ornate with a sunroof, which looked almost fake. At the Trevi, we all made wishes with Euros (1: you'll come back to Rome, 2: you'll find love, 3: you'll get married). The next day, we had a cute little lunch outside with strawberry daquiris and yummy pasta. After, we ventured to the Roman Forum that never ends (we mad
e up a song about it and the Sistine Chapel, I'll post it at the end). Our last day was spent at the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica. We just so happened to be there on the same day as the Pope and were able to see him enter in his motorcade. Very cool experience. In St. Peters, I was able to see one of my favorite statues, St. Theresa in Ecstacy. Here I bought rosaries and blessed them with holy water, which I thought was a memorable thing to do. Our final stop in the Vatican was the Sistine Chapel that never ended. It was remarkable!! The paintings within it were so ornate. Every room was hand painted completely different. Incorporated were statues and other artifacts. But the ceiling that Michelangelo painted, which is the most well known was immaculate and definitely worth the long process of venturing through 40 other rooms to view it.
In terms of sightseeing, we saw every major attraction except for the David because you need a reservation for the Galleria Borghese. Our first night, we went the Spanish Steps and just ventured around the area. The second day, was spent exploring the Colloseum. It was amazing and by far my favorite attraction. It was awesome to think about the gladiators fighting there sooo long ago. Our next adventure was to the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain, which we visited twice. The Pantheon was huge and ornate with a sunroof, which looked almost fake. At the Trevi, we all made wishes with Euros (1: you'll come back to Rome, 2: you'll find love, 3: you'll get married). The next day, we had a cute little lunch outside with strawberry daquiris and yummy pasta. After, we ventured to the Roman Forum that never ends (we mad
e up a song about it and the Sistine Chapel, I'll post it at the end). Our last day was spent at the Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica. We just so happened to be there on the same day as the Pope and were able to see him enter in his motorcade. Very cool experience. In St. Peters, I was able to see one of my favorite statues, St. Theresa in Ecstacy. Here I bought rosaries and blessed them with holy water, which I thought was a memorable thing to do. Our final stop in the Vatican was the Sistine Chapel that never ended. It was remarkable!! The paintings within it were so ornate. Every room was hand painted completely different. Incorporated were statues and other artifacts. But the ceiling that Michelangelo painted, which is the most well known was immaculate and definitely worth the long process of venturing through 40 other rooms to view it.That basically sums up the extent and highlights of Rome. Hope you enjoyed!
The Roman Forum never ends....
Yes it goes on and on my friends...
Some people started building it not knowing what it was...
And they continued building it forever just because...
The Sistine Chapel never ends..
Yes it goes on and on my friends...
Yes it goes on and on my friends...
Some people started painting it not knowing what it was...
And they continued painting it forever just because.....
And they continued painting it forever just because.....
(The rest will be added when I tell you about Greece)
