Sunday afternoon couldn't have gotten much better. We met up with the guys at our piazza (Piazza S. Cosomati) then walked through town to the Colosseum. Today was some kind of National holiday dedicated to women. That was pretty neat. It was absolutely beautiful outside again today. Apparently, this kind of weather here now is somewhat rare. It was sunny and warm (63 degrees ish) and perfect for pictures again!! I can't wait to show everyone these pictures. On our walk we stopped so the guys could grab some pizza to go. Then we came acorss the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of the unified Italy. It is HUGE and white and very powerful in the city. Getting closer to the Colosseum, we realized that the entire road was blocked off, and tons of people were roaming the street. We passed by break dancers, wind pipe players, 5 person bands, "artists" who dress as egyptian mummies, statues, etc, mimes .. it was bizarre. On the street, we bumped into our professors. Imagine that. Then we proceeded to one of the most famous structures ever created on Earth. It was amazing. So huge and once again, just unable to be comprehended on how it was constructed in that time. We spent a good bit of time walking around and taking pictures. We ran into a lot of our classmates, then parted to go on to other things. Brittany, Cassandra, John, Eric, Allen, and I found a raised area of grass where people were sitting just outside of the Colosseum, so we decided to do the same. We took some pretty awesome pictures and enjoyed the day for a while there. Then we went on to walk the streets, exploring yet again by foot, the ways of Rome. We found the Trevi Fountain, got a small gelatto (those are going to be the death of me- they're SO GOOD), and meandered our way around until we recognized familiar roads. Exploring always leads to interesting places in Rome. There's never anything boring.. always architecture to see, people to watch, scooters to dodge, food to smell.. it's incredible. We came back home, took showers, then made it over to John and Allen's where they cooked an Italian meal for us! It was very good. We were proud of them. Well, that was my journey of the day. Tomorrow is the first day of real school, so I need to put my little sleeping mask on and hit the hay. Ciao!