The weather was beautiful for my first 3 days in Rome, but today has been windy, with heavy, sudden downpours and it has actually been pretty chilly. I kept hoping for a thunder storm, but no luck. :)
But I cannot complain--I have been seeing some incredibly amazing things!! I am still pretty much in a daze, as I can't believe I am actually here, in this gorgeous, historical place.
My classes haven't started yet, so we've mostly been exploring on our own--unexpectedly happening upon the Pantheon around a sudden turn or a beautiful little fresco painted church whose story we don't know! There are suprises everywhere. and EVERYWHERE you go is incredibly beautiful.
However, it is really easy to get lost! It is very difficult to get your bearings, as there is not a clear block system that you can map in your head. Its very easy to think you are backtracking, before realizing 20 minutes later that you are actually headed in the opposite direction. It has been interesting...a lot of walking involved--but it is necessary in order to walk off all of that pizza, pasta and gelato. :)
Oh and the AMAZING cappuchino here is only 80 cents. And it is soooo much better than pretty much any coffee I have every had in the US. Yummm...
Yesterday we also happened to see a big protest, that we believe was an anti-vatican, pro religious diversity protest, from what we could tell anyway. It was fascinating. Very well organized. There were interprative dancing mimes who acted out the life of Jesus. Not even kidding. It was quite entertaining. It was right outside of our window, so we had a perfect view from the upstairs computer room.
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