Kyra Over Seas

You know the saying "When in Rome"? Well, when we were in Rome it rained. A lot. Rain is kind of an understatement, it was pouring so bad half our first day got cancelled!


However. We saw everything we needed to see, and we all bought ponchos and umbrellas off the random men walking around yelling "Lady Gaga! Poncho! Free for you! €2!". It was quite the experience in itself.


Trevi fountain has apparently been under construction for over a year and I was pretty choked, but I guess that just means well have to come back! We got to see a bit of it at least? Although it was drained other than the collected rain water so it was kind of pointless.


The Roman Forum was super cool to see! We had a guided tour and got all kinds of information on every pile of brick and column. However what I really enjoyed was the Colosseum. Our tour guide explained how it worked; they had criminals being tortured as a show, wild animals such as elephants or lions fighting against each other or humans, gladiators fighting and other very violent performances.


The next day we went into the Vatican City, which is the worlds smallest country. Unfortunately there were no Pope sightings, but we saw everything there was to see! It was quite the day. And of course, it rained for us.




I was pretty choked to leave Italy- I mean, I was excited for Greece but Italy was super cool and I definitely want to go back someday. Maybe when it's not raining, that'd be a bonus!