*Jay's only writing => GO TEAM WOOKIE!! FORM THE COUP! K, back to the Jessie.*
(Poor boy thinks he has a say in these things...foolish. Mighty foolish.)
After navigating the craziness that is the metro system, we made our way towards Vatican City. Before exploring, we made two important stops: one for internet, and one for gelato. Correction: the most heavenly concoction ever invented (Gelato, not the internet)...A slight exaggeration perhaps, but the idea is clear enough.
St. Peter's was lovely from the outside, but the huge lines (both for St. Peter's and for the Vatican) proved rather forbidding. After exploring the square, dodging tourists to get photos, and passing the souvenir stands (Who got a shot of St. Peter's square at sunset with NO people in it?! I'm inclined to suspect Photoshopping in these postcards for sale). We then wandered aimlessly within Vatican City before making our way towards the Pantheon, purchasing wine, bread, and cheese on the way. We then got lost on our way to the Trevi Fountain. When we found it, we were hungry and sore, so we ate at a Chinese food restaurant nearby. You may wonder why, in Italy, we would deign to partake of anything other than authentic Italian food. The thing is, Chinese food is absurdly cheap in Europe (well, outside of Germany anyway). Besides, we ate Gelato and drank hot chocolate in every city in Italy, so that should make up for the preference for Chinese food.
After eating and visiting the Trevi Fountain, we saw the Roman Forum and tried to walk to the Coliseum, but somehow got impressively turned around as only JJ can, and ended up in a residential area in the hills -- an interesting and refreshingly tranquil detour, but hard on the already miserable feet and knees.
Giving up, we used the first opportunity to take the metro to the coliseum, and then saw the Arch of Constantine as well. That evening there were two guests in the bedroom across from ours. We spent the time in our room trying to whisper and not move our packs around too much, in case our new neighbors were trying to sleep. We had a quiet dinner consisting of the bread (delicious), cheese (delectable), and wine (eh) that we'd purchased that morning, as well as 2 raspberry jam-covered shortbread cookies and some chocolates we'd purchased from a cafe on the way home.
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