This week has been a whirlwind of sight seeing. On Wednesday, ISA, the program that I am studying with, took our group on a tour of Campo Di Fiori (which means Field of Flowers). By day, this piazza is filled with local street vendors selling flowers and fruit, but by night, it is the hub of nightlife as it is home to many clubs and restaurants. On our tour we walked by the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and various other piazzas. We stopped for a tasty treat at a gelato shop and I tried Crema e Chocolate, which was to die for.
On Thursday we spent most of the day on a tour of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, which was spectacular. It is amazing to imagine what it must have looked like in ancient times, with gleaming white marble and mosaic walls. At the entrance of the Colosseum, we took pictures with some "gladiators" who were all too excited to get our business. I don't even know how many poses we did with them, but my favorite would have to be of one I saw earlier in the day (one gladiator was holding a baby above his head and the other giving a thumbs down haha).
Thursday night we went to a fun Guinness advertising restaurant, not sure of the name, and ordered some pizza and beer. The guys in there are big fans of us apparently because both times we've eaten there we have been given a round of free shots. On the way to club Mood in Campo Di Fiori, I had a crazy sequin wearing Italian man literally run into me while trying to get off the bus. The only redeeming part of the situation was that another Italian man started yelling at the sequin man, defending me, according to Rachel who speaks Italian. Club Mood was an absolute blast. It was an open bar for two hours with a entry fee and the interior was striking with white, modern decor, strobing colored lights, and a DJ playing hip hop, techno and r&b. Those Italians like to party late, but we ended up giving up around 2:30am even though the place was still hopping.
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