Rome

Since we were done with our tutorials, Shahzia and I extended the Italy trip to visit Rome and Milan. Rome was as amazing as I remembered it from 5 years ago. I saw most of the same things – the Vatican, St. Peter's, the forum, Trevi fountain, the Pantheon, the Colosseum.






The food in Rome was great. After all the pasta and gelato, I probably gained a ton of weight, but so worth it. Rome is someplace I could go back to over and over. The only downside is the traffic. The mopeds are insane. By the end of the four days though, I learned that you just have to have no fear - cross when you want, and even though it looks like they're accelerating to hit you, there's at least a 40% chance they won't.