I spent this past weekend with my UMass group in the metropolis of Italy: Rome! We departed Saturday morning for the 3 hour buss ride south to Rome. The city is HUGE compared to where I am right now, in Siena. The small walled city does nothing to compare to Rome. The city was absolutly beautiful and we had an awesome weekend packed with sight seeing, great food, and meeting old friends. We saw the Colloseum, Trevi Fountain, Capitol Hill, Spanish Steps, Piazza of the People, Pantheon, and some other monuments. Below are some photos from the weekend. Enjoy! =)
The Colloseo! Truly, it was collosal! We couldn't actually go into it but just standing in front of it was breath-taking. This photo is taken from a few hundred feet away. We took a nice group photo in front of it but I'll have to steal it from whoever took it off Facebook.
This is a picture from the "entrance" of The Vatican. You can see the Christmas Tree and Nativity scene are still up for another week. Saint Peter's Basilica towers in the background. The inside of the church was absolutly stunning! We listened to a mass (because we went on Sunday) and then at noon, the Pope came to his window and blessed the crowd in the square. He spoke in 6 different languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, and English. It was beautful to see him and hear him speak.
Another highlight of my weekend was meeting up with my high school exchange student! Her name is Ilaria and she came shopping and touring Rome with us Saturday evening. I haven't seen her in 3 years and I miss her so much so I was excited beyond belief to see her! She goes to school in Rome for medicine. The site is being finickey so unfortunatly I can't add a photo.
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