Traveling to ITALY!

After leaving on the coach and riding into London at 1am we shuffled into the airport and waited around for our 7am flight.  When we got on the plane I found out I was assigned to sit next to Dr. Taylor—my awesome british studies professor—so that was interesting/awkward.  We arrived and it seemed like it took FOREVER for everyone’s bags to come out, then we had to wait for the bus for a long time as well.  We embarked on coaches for the hotel and I started to get really excited about Rome when we drove past the Coliseum!  We got to the hotel and Amanda, Christina, and I showered to freshen up and then continued our never-ending day.  We left with Megan from the hotel in search of food and finally found a nice little café where we had paninis!  Mine was mozzarella and tomato and it was delicious!  I have a feeling all of this Italian food is going to continually remind me about my ongoing job at Fazoli’s Italian Restaurant.  I finally get to see some of our food in its true element!  We tried to go to the Trevi fountain but our Italian map reading skills are shaky so we ended up at a monument called the Porta Pia.  (Still not sure what this is?  Click on the description—I had to look it up too!)  We now headed in the right direction to see the very famous Trevi Fountain.  It is absolutely beautiful!  We picked up some gelato and ate it on the side of the fountain J  You are supposed to throw one coin in using your right hand over your right shoulder to ensure that you will return some day.  And if you throw in two you will meet your true love.  I threw in some coins and then I finally got to throw in the coins that Brecca, Bria, Katrina, and Gena sent with me for them (which included, a silver dollar, a shiny penny, 10 cent euro, and a 2$ bill respectively!)  Now I feel assured that some day all of my friends will visit as well!  It was beautiful!  Next we headed to the equally popular Spanish steps.  So pretty and there were people everywhere!  We walked back and pretty much are ready for bed even though it is only 9pm---it has been a LONG two days that have blended into one!