So this past week was Easter week in Rome and it was pretty crazy. Last Wednesday we went to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel for Art History of Rome. Why our teacher planned this field trip right before Easter, I'm really not sure. The place was PACKED. I'm sure the Vatican is always busy but this was just ridiculous. It didn't take away from the beauty and incredible artwork but it was a little irritating. I saw a lot of paintings that I remembered from AP Art History senior year of high school. After the museums, I thought we were in the Sistine chapel about 1,842 times because I kept seeing long hallways with paintings on the ceilings and walls. Turns out you have to walk down this really long hallway, then turn left and go down another hallway, then go down some stairs, then go up some stairs, then down a long hallway and THEN you've made it to the Sistine Chapel. Inside there are guards that are screaming 'NO PHOTO!' and "SILENCE!" which I was kind of insulted by because like why are they saying it in English? Is it only Americans here? Are they under the impression that only Americans are the ones who talk in the Sistine Chapel? But I let it go. We got some great pictures anyways. Then on Thursday night I went out with my friends Melissa, Leah, Cara, Amanda, Ashley, Joe and Laird to a Thai restaurant and that was a ton of fun. The only thing that wasn't fun was that I ordered coconut milk vegetable soup (which is my fav) and it was really good but I bit into something I THOUGHT was a green bean...IT WAS A JALAPENO PEPPER!!! WHY ARE THERE JALAPENO PEPPERS IN THAI SOUP????? So I was dying and crying and it really wasn't funny because it lasted for about 7 minutes. I didn't know what to do I kept shoving rice in my mouth. So that was kinda funny but I hope it never happens again. Then on Friday Cara, Annaleise, Amanda, Joe, Laird and I went to the zoo! The zoo is in the Villa Borghese which is this huge beautiful park and none of us had been there yet. But the zoo was so much fun they had every animal we could think of. They had this really big exhibit for monkeys and they were so much fun to watch. One would squeak and then ALL of them would squeak! It was hilarious. Then we went to see the lion and he was sleeping but then as we walked away we heard this weird grunting noise and we thought it was the elephant but it turned out to be the lion!!! The lion was roaring and it was so incredible! I never thought I'd hear a lion roar in my entire life! It was insane. And then also when we were watching the elephants, one of the elephants started banging on the door with his foot! Very lightly as if he was knocking on the door. He kept doing it and we think its because he wanted food, but it was really hilarious. Then Friday night we went to the hookah bar and just chilled out there for a while and had some great conversations about politics and religion. On Saturday morning we woke up very early and went to Lido beach! We got there at like 10:30 so it was kind of cold, but there was sea glass everywhere! I felt like I was on the Cape! Laird and I walked the beach for 2 and a half hours finding sea glass and I got a TON of it. Then we went back to our spot and we all fell asleep. I slept for about 20 minute and my entire back side of my body was burnt. The backs of my legs were really pink and I had a weird tan like from my bathing suit tie! But the beach was beautiful and it was nice to sleep in the sand for the first time in nine months. After that we went to this mall in the suburbs which we had tried to get to before but couldn't. Things are not well marked on the outside of Rome and the busses are ridiculous and no one helps you find anything. It is so frustrating, but we got there and walked around the mall and got free chocolate and I bought a bathing suit for when we go to Sorrento and Capri. Then that night we tried to find this Jazz club, but it ended up being closed so that was a bummer. Then on Sunday I studied a lot for my Finance exam and then we had an Easter dinner of penne vodka, lemon chicken, asparagus, tomatoes and mozzeralla, and french bread. Our friend Joe is a really really good cook and he made some excellent penne vodka. And I have to give Laird credit for the asparagus because it was his first time making it and it was delicious. After that about ten of us went to a different hookah bar and had a jam session with a bongo and a guitar, it was a lot of fun. We did all this to spend time while waiting for the Sox Yankees game to come on because it came on at 2am our time. So after the hookah bar we went to Scholars, an irish pub where we knew the game would be on and it was FULL! They weren't letting anyone in! Not even me! So we went to a different bar called On the Rox and watched it there. After the second inning, a Sox fan punched a Yankees fan and his head split open and there was blood everywhere! It was gross and I felt really bad. Boys can be so stupid. But they all got kicked out and the hurt kid got in an ambulance and everything was fine. But I think it is hilarious that the first place I witness my first Sox Yankees brawl is in Rome. I've been going to school in Boston for three years and have yet to see a fight! But that night was a lot of fun even though I didn't stay up long enough to see THE SOX WINN!!!! And then Monday I spent the whole day studying for this stupid Finance exam. So things are going well, but I'm almost ready to go home. On our way to the beach, Leah Joe, Laird and I made a list of difference between Rome and Boston. Here's some of the main ones: no one blesses you when you sneeze, a ton more old people, if you do not have exact change to pay for something they give you major attitude, people have no inhibitions when it comes to staring they will stare at you all day long even the children, pedestrians do NOT have the right of way, everyone has a Louis Vuitton even regular soccer moms, people have weird like REALLY weird haircuts, no over the counter medicine, and of course they freaking smell bad. I mean take a shower. Sometimes taking public transportation is unbearable. But there are too many things to list that I love about Rome but maybe I'll make that list this week and put it on the next blog. Can't wait to see everyone when I get home!
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