Il Colosseo!!!

Ciao tutti!
So Friday was amazing!!! I finally got to see all those places in Rome that you learn and study about. First we went to Il forno romano, or the Roman forum. There we saw all the old roman ruins. We saw the place where Julius Caesar was burned and where they held the chariot races. The temple where they kept the most sacred Virgins. Our teacher Ruggero was a fantastic guide! He knew everything!!! apparently he has even been interviewed by local news people or something because he knows so much about rome! Couldn't have asked for a better tourguide. My little history nerd self was having a field day!!! After that we went to the Colosseum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you can't tell I was a little excited. We took a TON of pictures, but it wasn't unbearably crowded. We were able to nudge our way into some prime viewing locations. It was so cool. :-)
Oh this is to Michelle, so afterwords we came back and went to this little pasta place, and guess what kind of pasta i got? GNOCCHI!!! haha just for you!
So Last night we also saw something really cool. We went back to the Colosseum when it was all lit up and we saw the 14 Stations of the Procession of the Cross ceremony presided over by the pope!!! It was a once in a lifetime experience. All those people, with the backdrop of the colosseum at night was breathtaking. It was mostly in Italian with some latin chant-type stuff put in, but I could understand a little bit of the Italian. We couldn't stay through the whole thing because it was freezing and our knees started locking up, but I am greatly looking forward to going to the Vatican for Easter tomorrow!
It was nice having a day off, so today my friend Lauren and I went exploring around rome, we got lost but still ended up finding the Trevi fountain, which is just as cool (and just as crowded) as you expect. The best thing about getting lost in rome is that there are always new cool things to find. Well I got to go pick up some groceries because everything will be closed today and tomorrow because of easter and Italy's little easter.
Ci vediamo!
~Alyson~
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