Exploring Rome

Hi there!

So the first week of classes have wrapped up.  Some I like more than others, but overall they seem like they'll be good experiences.

The great, perhaps greatest, thing about the American University of Rome is that the school does not schedule classes on Fridays.  So every weekend of the semester is 3 days long.  And today, my roommates and I got a chance to take advantage of the city.

We began at the Victor Emmanuel building around 1 PM.  We climbed up about 200 stairs to get to the top of the building which had some pretty stunning views.  From there we went to the Museo Capitolini, a museum that you could easily spend all day at, but we stayed for only an hour as we had other places to go.  It had all sorts of nice paintings and sculptures.  Finally, we ventured over to The Coliseum, and paid the small fee to walk around inside, which was pretty cool.

Tonight we're going to what one of our roommates has billed as the "best pizza shop in Rome."  I'm trying to keep my expectations low as I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised when I discover that his assessment was right on the money.

Next week, we're planning an overnight Florence visit, and we're in the process of booking trips to other countries, which I'll continue to update here.

JC