Renaissance Rome #CHCItaly15

Anna Xystros

Later that day, we walked around Renaissance Rome. We visited the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and the Panthoen. Sadly, the Trevi fountain was under restoration, so we were not able to see it when it was actually running. Oh well, I guess that just means we have to come back. After our walking tour we checked in to our hotel, the Nova Domus. The hotel was very nice and had a long balcony that was connected to every room on that floor. The balcony was a great way for all of us to come together each day to talk and spend time with each other. For dinner, we walked down the street to a delicious pizza restaurant. It was quite strange to us because the streets of Rome were empty due to the fact that there was a major soccer match that night between Rome, ranked at 2nd in Italy and Juventus, the number one team in Italy. After dinner we returned to our hotel and went to bed and prepared for the next day.


3/3/15

Today was more relaxed. We started the day off with a tour of the Colosseum. The Colosseum was incredible; it was mind blowing how a building built in the year 80 AD, could be in such great condition and be so beautiful. It was the experience of a lifetime! Later in the day we toured the roman forum and the academia Santa Cecilia, an academy of music, which were very interesting. After we completed our tours we had leisure time to relax. While many students and chaperones took their first true Italian "siesta" or nap, nine students, myself included, and Mr Cunningham decided to go on a walk. We walked from the hotel around the Vatican and into St. Peter's square. We walked around a country, wow! On the way back we stopped for a quick snack and then returned to our hotel to get ready for dinner. We had a fantastic 5 course dinner at Alle due Fontanelle. When we returned to our hotel, we went straight to bed and braced ourselves for the dreaded 5:30 wake up call the next morning.



This trip has been an unforgettable opportunity. I can't wait for what the rest of the trip has in store for us. Ciao!