Day 3

The Colosseum

Throwing my coin into the Trevi Fountain

Gelato!

May 27th, day 3 was probably the busiest of all days.  We basically saw all of Rome in one day.  We woke up around 8am, ate breakfast, and headed straight to the Colosseum.  I couldn't believe how big it was!  It was absolutely amazing to see, and our tour guide made learning about it very interesting.  After the Colosseum, I got a little carried away taking pictures.  Before I knew it, I turned around and everyone else from the trip was gone!  Luckily, I wasn't completely alone and Kristin, Emily, and Caitlin were left behind as well.  We spent probably the next 45 minutes trying to find the rest of our group, and finally did.  We ended up at the next stop, The Forum.  I really enjoyed seeing this as well.  I liked how all of the ancient ruins were not changed.  Everything was left the way it was found, which made it very realistic.  After this, we had a little free time for lunch.  Kristin, Angela, Caitlin, Emily, and I went to Cucina Italiana for lunch where we all ordered pizza.  I found it interesting that you all get your own personal pizza, and they do not cut it in slices.  It's proper etiquette to eat it with a fork and knife.  It was absolutely delicious!  Right after lunch, we went to the Vatican museum and saw some amazing art.  I couldn't believe how much was there and how well kept it was.  Next was the Sistine Chapel where the guards would yell at you for talking or taking pictures saying, "No photo!" or "Shhhhh!"  Afterwards we went to the Trevi Fountain, which was one of the sites I've been dying to see forever.  It was gorgeous!  I might have some bad luck though because when I threw my coin the first time, it didn't even make it into the fountain!  But I did throw it in again, so hopefully I'll be going back to Rome!  We had some very delicious gelato right before meeting up with the group again.  After this we went to the Piazza Navona where I bought a few souvenirs, and later we went back to the hotel to rest after this crazy but fun day!