To change that note, it was an absolutely phenomenal weekend hanging around Rome. I wanted to stay here for these next couple weekends because then I'm gone for a huge chunk of them in a row. I have alot of sights left to see in Rome and I know itll be April and I'll be trying to cram everything in. So I was ready for a nice weekend of touring the city, and looking back it was just a totally random awesome weekend, dont you love that?
We have Friday classes scheduled for a couple weeks throughout the semester, and for my philosophy classes this Friday the professor canceled the class, brought us all to his friends club downtown, and we got free dinner and could buy drinks. In Italy, maybe other places too, they have this menu called "apperitivo" where you order an expensive drink, like 7 or 8 euro, but theres a buffet of small appetizer finger food type things. So I got stuffed off free awesome food, quality Thursday night.
Friday I started the Roman adventure and went to Piazza Del Popolo, one of the more famous piazzas in the city because it kicks off the main road. We then went to a cappuccin monk exhibit under a church where they had bones of thousands of monks arranged into kind of artwork. It was so creepy, like five rooms full, some full bodies, and it was such an odd thing but the idea behind it was really cool. Sadly, no pictures could be taken.
More adventuring Saturday by hitting up St Paul's Basilica, the Roman pyramid, and circus maximus. St Paul's was a ways away but its actually considered Vatican property and St Paul's is considered one of the big 4 Vatican basicilas, it was wild. The Pyramid was old with no exhibit, just an ugly slab of marble in the middle of the city, but oh well. Circus Maximus, where the Romans used to hold chariot races, was just an open field with dirt and there was no museum or anything, but it was cool to just think about what really used to take place there. After a nap, went out to a hookah bar at night with some friends for the first time in my life, and that was a great time.
Today, went to A BROCCOLI FESTIVAL. One of the SLA's (student life assistants, like RA's) posted information about it, and it was in a small town only a 45 minute train ride away. An absolute perfect experience, and I'll try and explain it in a way where you can understand how well Karma was flowing. We scarfed down lunch and had to take our coats off and sprint 15 minutes to the train station where we proceeded to get there with 15 seconds to spare. We didnt have time to get tickets, and we got caught, but I talked to the man on the train and he let us off. We get there and start trying to find the place, get lost, and stop a car in the middle of the road asking where to go. Its the Italian Red Cross, they tell us to get in the car, and they drive us to the festival because they were going anyway! It was like 2 miles, wouldve been a terrible walk. As soon as we shut the door on the car, the band at the festival starts playing Blues Brothers and we knew something was too good to be true. The town/festival was right on a gorgeous lake, and it was a totally random little festival in a little town and was completely authentic Italian. We wandered the town and coastline a bit, then got some grub and people watched. I ordered a sausage and broccoli sandwich, and the guy gives me two in addition to free wine and water. We are eating surrounded by local Italians who you know just love the time of year when broccoli festival rolls around. It was phenomenal. Never wouldve say I liked broccoli before, but I'm pretty down with broccoli now after trying so many different spreads, cheeses, meats, and types of broccoli. BROCCOLI
Winter is starting to break, and was able to take a stroll today with some coffee, sandals, and short sleeves. Fantastic.
The school is playing the Super Bowl tonight, starts at 2 in the morning over here, so I'm doing random stuff now and waiting around for that. I'm lacking in alot of details in this post and dont really feel like posting pictures, so there will be new ones in the Rome album and I'll put one up from the festival. Just a little too preoccupied with thoughts about PA right now.
Talk to you in a few days, probably whenever I get my letter
Peace
I am sure you are freaking out waiting! Have a glass of wine and think positive! We are thinking about you! BTW...what is this I hear about you taking care of kids? What do we need to do to capitalize on that when you get home?
ReplyDeleteman i want to mow some broccoli
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