Before arriving in Cortona, we first traveled to Rome and Florence. We stayed in Rome for about four or five days, and then took a bus ride to Florence and stayed there for three days. Rome was amazing, I was able to see so many amazing and inspiring works of art. I've never been extremely interested in Roman culture or the Renaissance in particular, but visiting all of these beautiful museums and churches full of centuries and centuries of aged works, has definitely changed my mind. While in Rome, we visited the Sistine Chapel, the Trevi Fountain, and Michelangelo's David, just to name very, very few.
The first day in Rome, I arrived a day early with Elise, Tracey, Olivia, and Anna. We arrived a day before the rest of our group from Georgia, just so we would be able to get more rest and escape from any jet lag that we might inure. I roomed with Elise and Olivia, while Tracey and Anna shared a double. We decided that it wouldn't benefit any of us to sleep the entire day, so instead we went around and explored the suburbs of Rome that we were currently residing in. I was extremely surprised by the amount of italian graffiti in the city suburbs; it looked like an over decorated set for a bad gangster drama. There seems to be graffiti everywhere we go, it seems that the italians really enjoy using spray paint as a tool and building as canvas. But whatevs, yo - I'm cool with that. We explored the area a bit and found that the sidewalks were not exactly what we had anticipated - it was basically like an extra strip of cement that had a single yellow line separating us from the tiny european cars speeding through the city. Italian drivers are absolutely crazy, by the way. This initial trip on the sidewalk was terrifying. One, I'm not a huge fan of cars. Two, the sidewalk was only large enough for us to walk in a single file line. Very grade school chic, let me tell you. But we survived the trip and made many more down that street, with more and more ease each time. After stopping for lunch, a quick espresso at a cafe, and a browse around a closed supermarket, we headed back to the hotel and enjoy each other's company and talked into the night. We all headed to bed around 10:30pm, and woke up feeling groggy but continued to explore Roma anyway. We headed to the Trevi Fountain after successfully taking the underground subway and walking for hours through Rome. Arriving to the fountain felt so amazing. We threw coins into the fountain, took some pictures, and then laid down on the soft marble of the fountain and took a two hour nap in the sun. It felt so good to be relaxing on one of the most beautiful works of art.
Well my computer is quickly running out of battery and I have a meeting in a little bit, so I must be going. I'll keep posting!
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