Thursday, July 5, 2007

2007 - Post-Graduation Mediterranean - Day 32

Day 32:

- Took tour of Coleseum. Amazing inside.
- Inside looks muich larger than from outside.
- Learned about porfery, 17000 pounds per cubic inch.
- very intricate and tried to imagine when it was in use.
- Andre decide to extend trip.
- Tour of Palatine Hill very cool. Many pretty fountains there. Especially the ponds/dripping down moss.
- Circus Maximo is only a ditch now.
- Expensive 13.5 euro dinner in view of coluseum. Worst dinner in Europe so far. Horrible waiter, bottle water situation, chicken was processed chicken. The demeaning girls from UPenn and the 2 older guys here for funeral, biking across and overly friendly.
- bitter/citrus rind Campari soda.
[last night Rome. in room]
- sat to write journals. Met 2 roommates. Other brother and sister join, group of 6 walk to Spanish steps. people sit around and drink. Sell beer from bags. Walk to Trevi. Ice cream.

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