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The Vatican had me so tired but I sucked it up came back to the hotel and got ready for an attempt to an incredibly good night lol. So I went down to the lobby and there is a venezuelan man who works at my hotel. I asked him about the location I wanted to go to. He seemed so concerned about me going alone. (not what I wanted to here) so out of nowhere this incredibly hyper italian boy named Forlenzo commented in Spanish how I'd be fine. Then the two of them argued in Italian. The Venezuelan said stay local. The Italian said stay local with this puzzled look so now I'm annoyed. Both walk away and I say gratsi!!! Forlenzo comes back and says ehhh ahhh Glennnda I a take u you not a worry. (mom and brothers dont kill me) now he worked at my hotel and he sang for all the older women when they asked...so I said ok sounds good to me. So his shift ended and we went to a million and one piazzas. I got to see places that I know I would have never gone alone to. Now you know those Italian movies where they exaggerate the men...well this was Forlenzo. He sings he whistles he talks super dramatic in Italian. I never stopped laughing. I really felt like I was in a book. I asked him every possible question I could think of. His most impressive and honest answer was, "glennda you know-ah what is ah the problem with ah men... It's that ah they don't make ah women their number one priority. In Italy we love ah women. We are raised to be romantic."(italian accent) boom. Ladies it's true. Forlenzo was the it man for Italians lol. His wavy long hair. The cigarettes. Singing Italian love songs everywhere. Whistling. I mean I was fascinated by how real my dreamnt up image of an Italian man was lol. I've never had so much fun. We met up with his friends at a restaurant where I ate different italian food. Stopped at a piazza where there was live performances and people were everywhere in groups just drinking and dancing to the live music. Stopped and had an expresso. Then ended the night at this amazing local spot and had the best tiramisu in Rome. Only locals know about this spot, Pompeii. It was so full I felt so different but fortunate to have experienced It all. I must have tried to pay a million and one times...Forlenzo, his friends, and the guy at the register all would look insulted. It's so old school I loved it. I was dropped off at the hotel. Full and tired at the same time from so much walking. An incredible night. I truly experienced Rome. Piazza Navono is amazing!!! Its like everywhere u turn there is an insane monument. This city is incredible and what I love is that the locals know it. Ok so focused back onto American tourism and colosseum is up next for stories. I was made fun of for wanting to come home early but little time and so much to see lol.
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