Day 9: 12pm - Rome(Roma)… SO DIRTY!
Not going to the space electronic thing last night
turned out to be a good move. It turns out that the people who
went thought it was crap since there were too many lil kids
running about. Instead, Me, Andy, Kelsey, Ray, Christie, Shannon
and Stace ended up playing UNO, speed, Asshole and downing 5
bottles of wine in the process. We all got totally wasted, and
stayed up until 2 in the morning… big mistake. We had to get
up at 7am this morning, and left at 8:30. First hangover ever…
I was a walking wreck. Totally worth it though, saw Andy drunk
and doing cartwheels, kicked everyone’s butt at cards, and got
to cuddle up with Stacey… who could ask for more? Well,
also got my feet eaten this night, I felt the bites as I was
being bitten, but didn’t see what it was, and didn’t think much
more of it. Let’s just say my fondness for Florence and Italy
went down a couple of notches, you’ll see why in a bit.
We drove from Florence to Rome, and I was asleep the
whole ride. I was dead tired… and wouldn’t you know it, as soon
as we got to Rome, we had to immediately jump off the coach
and onto a metro to go into town. We didn’t even get to stop
for a break at the campsite. The guided tour we went on was
boring, we should have totally skipped it in favor of actually
going inside the Coliseum. I mean, the whole tour, I was more
interested in finding shade and a seat, rather than listening
to the old lady jabber on about something she couldn’t have
been less passionate about. My feet were killing me! I couldn’t
stand for more than 10 minutes without it throbbing, and I had
no idea why. I got so sweaty and dirty, and felt so gross, I
just wanted to go back to camp and rest. Hangovers suck. One
thing to note: there are no public bathrooms in Rome, just ask
Stace ;) Overall, the Coliseum, Pantheon and Trevi Fountain
were nice, but extremely crowded with vendors and tourists.
Add them to the heat and humidity, and you get instant irritation.
There wasn’t really much to see besides some ruins, so we made
our way over to piazza Navona (took me
a good hour to figure out the name of the place), and
had dinner at an Italian restaurant. Pasta in Italy, yum! Too
bad the bottle of water was 5 euros.
Well, it seems like things are progressing with me and Stace,
I got to kiss her without being intoxicated today =) This girl
is perfect! She loves soccer, she’s got beautiful eyes, and
she’s always laughing at my stupidness with me. Need I mention
how good she makes me feel about myself, or how when I’m with
her, my confidence increases ten-fold? But what happens when
the trip’s over? Bleh… Shut up you baby!
Going through this log, I realized that I whine way too much.
Anyways, after dinner, we took some nice pictures, and then
walked over to the Spanish Steps. Getting a rose and gelato
for Stace, I was glad that the day was wrapping up, my feet
hurt, and I needed a shower. We watched England lose to Portugal
in EuroCup 2004 (shootout too), and then decided to call it
a night. After a nice kiss good night, it was off to bed. Rome
Tomorrow!
Day 9 Photos
