Tuesday 1 May - Rome
- First lesson learned in Rome - don't ask the cab drivers where to catch a train...
- Managed after some hassle to find the stop for the bus to my campground, where I was to meet 7 girls/travel companions.
- Knew the bus, but had no idea where to get off.
- Overheard some travelers talking about the campsite, told them of my predicament, and they (particularly Craig the amiable traveler) took care to announce our stopping place.
- Couldn't check in because the girls, including the one under who's name we were booked, weren't there yet.
- Thanks to the attentive traveler, I found four other nspicers (3 boys and one's gf). Not the ones I needed, but company which was incredibly welcome.
- Waited... went to try one more time for a tent before resorting to making room in one of the other four's tents... found the girls instead. Hooray!
- Went to see the sights with the boys and the easy-going traveler.
- Made our way to the State of Vatican City where the experienced traveler parted ways with us for the day. Also here the boys got groped by some frisky Polish ladies and we got rained on - partly from the sky and partly from a man's umbrella, which Marcus proceeded to "accidentally" break.
p.s. we also saw Pope Benedict XVI from less than ten feet away. - With some help from Dane's map (many thanks, man!) we walked from one side of town to the other, seeing on the way the Colosseum, some ruins, the place where Caesar was stabbed, and a couple churches.
San Giovanni was our final destination, which we realized only after we got to it that it was not the building with the beautiful fountain on the cover of the map.
- Went to the camp pub after having perhaps a bit too much to drink.
- Played some pool (courtesy of the generous traveler) while apparently being extremely loud. My apologies to any witnesses.
- Said goodbye to the adventurous traveler who's last name I don't know.
- Went once again with the boys (and Kelsi) and once again from one side of Rome to the other to see more ruins, San Giovanni again (for Kelsi's sake), outer Vatican City again (for Kelsi's sake), pope tombs, the Pantheon, St. Peter's Basilica, Fontana di Trevi (the place with the fountain we tried to see earlier), and the Spagna stairs whose function remains a mystery.
Friday 4 May.
- Rained steadily for the last half of the night and first half of the morning.
- When it let up a bit, I went with the 7 girls to book our train to Milan and then to San Giovanni AGAIN!
- Didn't feel too well so while the girls went to the Catacombs, I headed back to camp for a nap on my half soaked mattress. (Felt better afterwards.)
- FINALLY finished The Odyssey! Somehow it became especially interesting since being in Rome.
- Went on a pub crawl involving jumping pictures with drunk Italian men, "free" t-shirts, lots of terrible tasting beer and wine, pizza, a drinking game with beer cans and mens jeans (some of which were at the ankles...), "free" shots, lots of dancing, new people to meet, lots of walking and a grumpy guide.
- To bed at 4am?
- Was left behind at 7.20am by some all-too-eager-to-leave ladies who left ten minutes before we could even buy metro tickets.
- Caught the 247 bus to Cipro, where I caught the metro. And who do you think was on that very same metro, but the all-too-eager-to-leave ladies. Silly meisjes.
- Went to Florence where Hannah, Heidi and I walked around for a few hours through a market and past the Duomo of Florence not knowing what it was but admiring its beauty.
- Went to Milan, met up with the others, had no time to walk around, caught a shuttle to the Linate airport at 21.05 after being well-stocked by the girls with a blanket, alarm clock, and tons of food!
- Spent the night attempting sleep on the airport chairs. Flew out the next morning at 7.25.
1 comment:
i like your style, sis.
sounds like fun. wish i coulda been there. can't wait to see more pics!
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