So far so great, it’s incredibly hot here and the food is great here in Rome! I must admit though I am missing home and all the creature comforts but this place is amazing and we have done a consider amount more walking than I am used too but we have seen some many beautiful and amazing things here so far. What I have noticed here in Rome so far is the immense wealth the Church had in its time, the churches here are simply astounding and there is never an empty spot on the walls to be found. Pizza has been the diet of choice lately and I can’t say that I don’t enjoy it and some of the fruit here is extremely cheap considered to back home.
Washing would have been a problem but we managed to find a washing machine and dryer at the hostel here for only $4 euros for each and split between four it really wasn’t that bad! My hopes of growing out a little bit of a beard while on this trip were quickly dashed by the masters as I have to shave at least every 2 days, a thing I would never dream of back home. Today we saw the Colosseum and that was amazing to see after all those postcards and pictures today and also the pantheon was pretty amazing the detail that goes into the marble statues is astounding and almost lifelike. However the best church was the Il Jesu had paintings on the roof that literally looked as if people were falling down onto us, Mr Skeen says it is the third best in Rome. The highlight today was the Roman forum on the palatine hill which still relatively stands somehow and symbolizes how great the Roman architectures were!
P.S missing everyone back home and love the emails from back home!
