Sunday Funday

Us on the way to Campo De Fiore

My bed!

We left the hotel at 11am this morning to arrive at our program center, Accent in Piazza De Orologio. The taxi driver was super nice, but spoke barely english, which did not affect his touring skills. He showed us the Colosseum, St. Paul, and other touristy attractions that Americans get excited about, including us. The streets are very narrow in the center of rome, the sidewalks are covered with cobblestones, and the buildings are incredibly old, but extremely beautiful. We got our packets of information and the keys to our new apartment, which is located a thirty minute walk away from the program center where our classes are held. Our apartment is in the neighborhood of Prati, which is located in the center of Rome. It is HUGE and there are 8 of us girls total who live in the one apartment. Macy, Meghan, and I share a room. The kitchen is tiny, our windows look out on the street, and our bathrooms have that funny European sink/toilet thing that I do not know the name of. We dropped our bags off, met some of our roomies, and headed off to lunch at the cafe called Portofino a block over. I had a Caprese panini, which was delicious as well as splitting this incredible gelato, dry ice cup with berries. MMMMM :) The picture is above.

Since Italy enjoys a "siesta' from 2-4pm, we had to rush to the supermarket to buy groceries. It was completely different from the usual stores we are used to back home and everything is in Italian! After checking out we walked back to our apartment and unpacked everything. After unpacking, we relaxed for awhile, met some more of our roommates, and then decided to change and head to see the Trevi Fountain. This is my number one site I want to visit in Rome so of course I was ecstatic. Meghan, Macy, and our other roomies Bree and Natalie headed out with our map to find the fountain, which was supposed to be a 25 minute walk. Well, it turned out that we got lost so many times, we didn't make it to Trevi, and instead went to the famous Campo De Fiore. This plaza is popular for its wine bars and cafes. We weren't hungry yet so we got some glasses of wine and just enjoyed ourselves. Afterwards, we went back home, where we got lost again and again, until it started raining. Luckily, our apartment was finally around the corner! Now, we are just hanging out until it stops raining and then we will go to dinner :) Just another day in beautiful ROME!