The first time I went to Italy was in June of 2008. I was on a drunk fest, I mean contiki tour with a bunch of silly drunk Australians and my friend BobbyeJo. We basically had a road trip trhough Europe hitting France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Holland, Belguim, and England. It was wonderful for what it was, a sampler for all of the countries I've always dreamed about.
By the time we arrived in Rome, I was exhaused. In fact, I remember falling in and out of sleep right around here...
Once this was over, I saw the usual tourist spots like the Trevi fountain, the Pantheon, and ate a yummy panini with eggplant and fresh mozarella. Two. Ok! I ate two. But they were fresh, hot, delicious and just what I needed with my esspresso.
We did get the chance to see the Vatician which I loved. I am Catholic and I do beleive in God, but it's not something I think about every day. When I stepped foot into Vatician city, I couldn't help but think "How do you deny this? How do you deny a God when things like this were built out of faith?" Truly incredible.
I don't feel as if I really learned as much as I'd like to due to being well, hung over and very tired. This time though, I've planned a tour as well as a very cool tour of under ground the Vatician to see St. Peter's tomb. I'm really excited because I love learning new things about places I love! It's almost as if you're let in to a secret that no one else knows about.
I definatly plan on eating a lot more than a few sandwiches this time. I want to eat pasta, pastry, bread, sip esspresso, snack on fresh fruit and cheese. This is making me way too hungry!
Ryan and I plan on 4 days in Rome, one in Pompeii, one in Florence, one in Venice before heading off to Barcelona. I have addresses for the best delis and pizza places marked on a few of my several maps. We of course, have some walking and biking tours planned as well since we will be 17 days with out the gym!
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