Do as the Romans...which consists of being rude to people, charging them for everything, walking carelessly, and anything else that I learned in my life that can also be known as common coutesty. That aside, my vacation didn't begin in Rome, but that's where I am now. We flew to Milan and then drove to Florence (the airport in Florence isn't large enough for international flights). I soon found Florence to be one of the most disgusting cities I've ever been to in my life. The buildings were covered with graffiti and it smelled of an extremly dirty bathroom. Italians also don't seem to be the friendliest bunch. Yes, we have met a few that cracked a smile or helped us out, but for the most pat they bump into anyone without any concern and have an insane system on the road which gives all the power to the busses, then cars, then bikes, then pedestrians. If you encounter something on the street that has more power than you...you better get out of the way. They don't seem to be afraid of hitting anyone or anything. Those of you who thought a NYC taxi was dangerous...you haven't seen anything.
After a day of holding my nose, we headed to Rome. I was excited and hopeful that it didn't resemble Florence. Well, in many aspects it was better than I could have imagined...but, there was still the graffiti ccovering many walls around the city. Even the Colleseum has some graffiti. Is anything respected? It was built around 45 AD. (Fun Fact: It took only 8 years to build.) I never imagined it to be as large as it was. We were able to drive by last night and see many of the historical points all lit up and then we returned today to tour the ins and outs of each place. We went to the Colleseum, Vatican (museum and St. Peter's Basillica), Pantheon, Castle of the Angels, lots of government buildings, Trevi Fountain, and smaller attractions along the way. It was an enjoyable day although my body is beat from the walking.
Tomorrow we're off to Serranto vis Capri and Pompeii. I'm looking forward to seeing the ruins and the beach. The night after will be spent on a boat traveling to Greece...yay!
Except for the rude Italians and the bad tour guide today (who was also rude and didn't know how to speak loudly), this is a great vacation. I probably won't be able to post pictures while here, but they will be posted as soon as I return. I would also like to mention that there are a few people on our tour who I do't necessarily get along with, but enjoy having a few laughs at their expense. With this said, I recently got a new camera that has built in PhotoShop features, such as drawing terrible things on pictures and cropping immediately. I will be posting these photos as well.
Happy Summer!
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