Roma. Roma. Roma.

Well first of all, this entire page as well as the internet is all in Italian so this should be interesting.

For the past three days, I have found myself in the beautiful city of Rome, which was where my Italian adventure first began.

There, I saw the Coliseum, The Forum, The Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps and of course, The Vatican. However, seeing the Trevi Fountain was actually a mistake and happened after several failed attempts to see The Spanish Steps.

You see, it all began around 5 P.M. when my roommate Nicole and I decided to take an adventure around Rome. With my map in hand we set out for The Spanish Steps*. After turning right out of our apartment (instead of left), we found ourselves asking a local cafe owner how to get there. We should have taken a hint when she said, "Are you going by train or bus." However, determined to see the city and find The Spanish Steps, we continued to walk. This time, in the correct direction. Due to our lack of common Italian phrases, we had to rely on pointing to the map and doing our best to correctly pronounce the few words we did know. After being told to go straight for a "little bit" and then turn left and then right, we found ourselves at a fork in the road and no way to continue straight. We then decided to ask a local street art artist where the Spanish Steps were located. And, by ask, I really mean, we pointed to his painting of the Spanish Steps and used hand gestures. He then proceeded to direct us "straight" once again, which eventually led us to another fork in the road. However, it was there that we ran into some other foreign exchange students who were in search of an Apple Store. There, one thing led to another, and we eventually found our way to The Trevi Fountain.  Not quite The Spanish Steps I had in mind but hello, it's THE TREVI FOUNTAIN. Excited, I tossed my coin** into the fountain and made a wish: to find The Spanish Steps. After a 10 minute walk through quaint alleyways filled with restaurants and gelato shops, we eventually found The Spanish Steps. Was it worth it? Maybe. The steps were not the magical picturesque image, I have had in my mind since I was 8 but, it was definitely an incredible adventure and worth the 3 hours. ***

*When I was 8 years old, my mom gave me a poster of The Spanish Steps and ever since then I was determined to go to Rome and find them.

**They say if you toss a coin in The Trevi Fountain, you'll return to Rome.

***I took my other roommates to the Trevi Fountain the following evening for dinner and it took 30 minutes round trip. Looks like I did learn something after all.

Now, for The Vatican. That's a different post.

Ciao!