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6 am seems to be my wake up call. I can't sleep more then 5 hours here. Is it the time difference or is it excitement? Serioulsy I am one with the metro system in Rome. Whoever is reading this must remember I am from Bloomsburg, PA. Population 12,000. I am the definition of a small town girl. Miami is what has diversified and turned me spanish lol Anyways...So once I stepped out of the metro, the Colosseum is smack in your face. Again people everywhere. The Vatican averages 10,000 visitors a day and this averaged almost half. It's insane how much tourism is in Rome. My tour guide was French attempting to speak english. I understood nothing however I remembered so much from Art History and then all the movies ever made had some key facts that I remembered as well. It gave me chills to think about all the innocent men that died on the same exact grounds I was standing. Drastic amounts!!!!!!! At one point 300 ppl a day were dying for 3 straight months. Just in this one small area. The structural design of the colosseum was remarkable. Only took 8 Years to build and Miami needs about 1 year to get a painting permit. Pathetic and sad lol I saw more ruins and monuments I could go on and on. 4 hours later and my feet were swollen from so much walking. I decided to sit right in front of the colosseum and eat lunch. An old man stopped to admire me and then his wife screamed at him in italian. He could of said I was the ugliest girl in Italian and he still had me at hello. This language is so attractive to me. He was a character lol. People watching is always great here!!! Also again...Europeans (I know not all of them) smell. Honestly wtf. Deodorant?!?! How do u say this in whatever harsh language u speak. I know... feel free to yell at me for being so disrespectful but again I upchucked. Woof. So my feet felt a little better and decided to head back to my area. There was some crazy protest which seemed more like a parade lol. Either way it was so much fun to see. The policemen in Italy have to have certain qualifications...to be BEAUTIFUL! I fell in love with one after the other lol. At this point i need caffeine injected into my veins. Only 5 hours of sleep and walking for 5 straight hours= no bueno lol break time!
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