Rome

Last Thursday I left for Rome with all my friends. We got there at night and took a taxi back to our hostile. Our taxi driver drove super fast in between cars, we were all laughing so hard. He didn't speak english, so he didn't know what we were saying or laughing at haha. Our hostile was called the Ivanhoe, and our rooms at 12 beds in them. There are 10 of us total so we didn't know the other two people we would be rooming with. One night they were both guys from the states. The second night they were to people from Spain. It was a fun place with a lot of students studying abroad, so we all hung-out in the lobby and kitchen. Rome was beautiful...as you would expect. Our first day we went to the Colosseum. It was my favorite part about Italy. For lunch we got a pizza and then sat down at a fountain to eat. The sky was so blue and clear and about 60 degrees outside. It was so relaxing to just sit there in the sun and listen to a small band play music for everyone. It was unreal. We also got gelato...which is ice cream. I can't explain to you how delicious it was!
The next thing we did was go to Vatican City and to see the Sistine Chapel. The inside was so pretty and full of paintings. We also so Michealangelo's famous paintings on the ceilings and walls. Beside it was St. Paul's Cathedral. The inside was like nothing I have ever seen before. The artwork and gold all on the walls was a lot to take in. We all went into the praying area and said a prayer, then left to go on our next journey. As the sun was beginning to set, we walked up a steep hill to see the view. We got to the top and stood there to take everything in. It's a moment I will never forget. We opened a few bottles of wine and champagne and all sat down together until the sky was dark. It's something that only me and the people here with me will remember. I can explain in to all of you, but when me and my new family here are 60 years old, we will always have the same memories and be able to go back and know exactly what we are talking about. I love everyone here. My friend the other night said a toast to us all. It was "We came here as strangers and turned into best friends, we became best friends then turned into family." You can't say it much better then that. Later that night after watching the sun set over Rome, we found Trevy fountain. Since it's tradition there, we all through a coin in the fountain and wished for something.
Our last night was pretty crazy. We went to a square with a giant fountain where students all went to drink and hangout. We met some girls from Connecticut and New York. It's awesome that you meet people from pretty much the same places.
I loved Rome so much. It's the most beautiful city with so many things to do and see. I wish we were there longer, but there are other places that we need to see in Italy! Love you all.

Morgan