Roma, part 1.

Last week, the rest of my classmates and I had a great opportunity to spend four days in Roma!  We left our apartments at 6:15 am on Thursday and made it to the Eternal City by 8, and then we spent the next four days seeing nonstop art and history.  

First, we toured the National Museum which included tons of mosaics, sculpture, and other artifacts from Ancient Rome.  One of the most interesting pieces was a room with a fresco called Livia's Garden.  It originally hung in an underground dining room of one of the emperors.

Next, we went into more of the downtown part of the city and saw about a million sculptures, churches and other pieces of art.  One of my favorite places was called the Campo di Fiori.  It's an outdoor market that sells tons of flowers, fruit, pasta, and other cooking items.  

Also, I have discovered a new favorite combination of gelato flavors:  gianduia (chocolate hazlenut), nocciola (hazlenut), and caffe (coffee).  I truly believe that everyone should come to Italy, if only to try this wonderful combo.