This was one of the longest days of my life. After getting ready and finishing up packing I squeezed into the tiny Italian elevator and tried to make my way downstairs. I say try because I got stuck halfway between the first and second floors. Luckily a guy I had met the night before came along to let me out. I checked out of the hostel and then made my way to the airport. The Rome airport is one of the craziest places I have been to. It was a good thi...

We went out to breakfast at a cafe with Anthony and then walked down to the Borghese Park. Along the way we stopped by the crypt of a church called Santa Maria della Concezione. What was so unusual about this crypt is that it is decorated with the bones of 4,000 Capuchin (yeah like the coffee) monks. It was kinda cool, but mostly I just found it disturbing. Once we made it to the park Hannah led us to a fountain and she waded in, despite my warnings tha...

I went to the Borghese Gallery today which houses some of the best art in Rome. The gallery is housed in the former residence of a Roman cardinal so the grounds were immaculately kept. I made a mental note to return tomorrow to enjoy the fountains and well kept grass, but in the meantime I purchased my ticket and went into the gallery. I had always been a big fan of Bernini, but seeing his works in person was absolutely amazing. No other sculpture can compare...

"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." I had to fight back my urge to jump on a rock and scream out these famous words today in the Forum... It seems like you can't round a corner in Rome without running into some ruins, but the Forum and Coliseum simply are the best. As I walked around the Forum I looked down and noticed the grooves that had been worn into the ground by chariot wheels. It is amazing...

Today I attacked Vatican City. I use the word attack because a trip to the Vatican takes as much planning as a small military operation. Zack and Alex tagged along which was a bit annoying since by this time they were starting to get on my nerves, Hannah had been spending the pass couple of days flirting it up with Zack so she wouldn?t listen when I suggested ditching them. So I decided to ditch her along with them.St. Peter?s Basilica is massive. There were all ...