On our Saturday in Rome, we returned from Vatican City and decided to skip lunch — and replace it with gelato, of course. We went to Giolitti, which was about 5 minutes from out hotel through a piazza. It was an adventure reaching it since the arrow just points straight across the piazza. We ended up wandering …
Favorite Rome Moment: Trevi at Night
The Trevi Fountain just became my favorite place in Rome. It's full of that quintessential historic Roman feeling that I learned about in high school social studies. You can feel the age of the city and the excitement of summer, watching the waves ripple like a swimming pool in the light turquoise water. Coins shimmer …
Breakdown of the Vatican Tour in Rome
After an Italian breakfast of sausage, scrambled eggs, apple pastry and the best coffee (tasted like less sweet coffee ice cream) at our hotel, we were prepared for the four hour tour of the Vatican City in Rome. The bus departed early at 7:30 a.m. (aka 8 a.m. Italian time) on Saturday morning near our hotel. We were …
How to Explore Rome (Jetlagged)
We arrived in Rome at about 10 a.m. local time after a full day/night on the plane, which means it was time to explore Rome jet lagged. Yeah. After maniacally searching for our driver from the airport, we were dropped off in front of our hotel in the heart of Rome. We set out for …
The Time People Said "Joyeux Anniversaire!"
Today marked my birthday, but we also heard the news about the Supreme Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage. What a big day! Our class trip began at 9 a.m. with a bus ride to Chartres, a town 50 km south of Paris. It was supposed to be a hot day in Paris, so …
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