Rome Days 2 and 3 by Amber

We got to the pantheon but there was a service going and so they wouldnt let us in, we waited about an hour before they told us to come back in an hour and a half at 6pm when the service was done, so naturally we did some shopping and had some drinks and went back at about 6:30 where we waited another half an hour before he told us it would now be closed for the day and to come back tomorrow. How annoying that mass can't end on time.

As we were walking back to the metro line we noticed there was a parade and thought we should go around, after going to another street we still hit the parade and Trevor for some reason thought we should walk along it, going the oppostie direction. It was a gay pride parade which was very interesting to see and also slightly disturbing, not because it was a gay pride parade but more how some of the people were dressed for example topless women with bathing suits painted on and men in very very little clothing, but the atmosphere was great and they were having so much fun i wanted to join them. At the end of the parade and along the streets was all the police officers and we finally understood why there was such a high police presence. (the next day on our bike tour our guide told us that is was predicted to be very tense because the week before two american tourists were beaten up so bad and ended up in the hospital because they were holding hands on the street)

Before we went back to our hostel we went to get some groceries to make dinner in the kitchen, it was the most intense shopping experience ever. After we had been in the store about 10 minutes they started yelling at us in Italian and we didn't understand so kept shopping as we didnt think were doing anything wrong finally he yelled at us in english (after we told him repeatedly we don't understand) that the store was closing and to go to the till RIGHT NOW, i was very scared and thought he might beat us up, but we still needed pasta noodels or what would be the point in cooking i quickly ran down an aisle and grabbed some while he chased us to the till. It was very intense!

On saturday night i woke up and thought by mistake we paid a 22€ cover charge to listen to the wildest party of the year When we thought we were paying for a bed in a hostel. The music and people were so loud at the bar right below our window from about midnight to 4am, I only heard them for about an hour and Trevor didn't wake up at all but it was so loud i thought i was in the bar.

In the morning we were up early to go on our bike tour already at 8am it was really hot but we got to see some nice ruins including the old Aquaducts which is how they used to get water into the city 2000 years ago, again it is amazing to see the genious of the artichecture and how well it has lasted even though they are no longer in use.

After going back to the hostel for some lunch we headed out to a Museam with many Bernini sculptures and a few paintings as well. Trevor and i decided our favorite type of art is sculptures so it was really amazing to see. After we relaxed on the grass in the shade and played with a little Jack Russell Terrier dog before deciding we better get somethingto eat and head to the Colleasum to see it all lit up at night.
We Ate a very late dinner at about 9 pm at the first place we found and it was worth it. Very good.

Went to the colleseam to see it at night with the lights on, and it was very disappointing as it was not even really lit up. A few spot light on the outisde and some yellow light on the first floor shining out and that was it. I ranted for a while and said i wanted to right the city and tell them how disappointed I was. I had expected the whole Colleasum to have lights shining out from the arches. We then headed back feeling very hot and tired, ready to go to bed.

written by  Trevor and Amber on June 13, 2009 from Rome, Italy
from the travel blog: Europe Trip
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