We made it!

Yes, we made it alive to Roma. It was somewhat of an adventure getting here, but it was a success. It is now the end of our first full day in Italy, and we are exhausted... from lack of sleep and from wandering around the city and getting lost. Let's just say that the two of us are directionally challenged AND that this city is so big and confusing. We must have walked many miles more than we had to just trying to find our way to things. The bus and metro system here are very confusing, and it doesn't help that their maps aren't the most detailed.

Nevertheless, we still had a good day and just got in more exercise. :) We decided not to take in too many sites, so we basically just wandered around the city. We walked to the Trevi Fountain and passed many historical monuments along the way. Tomorrow the plan is to head to the Vatican and then do the Colosseum area on Thursday.

Rome has definitely been exciting so far - people and mopeds everywhere. Katie booked us a cool international women's hostel in a locals only area. We haven't quite adjusted to their hours yet though. As we were coming back dragging from our day long excursion, all of the locals were just sitting down to dinner at 10 o'clock.

I could definitely get used to this lifestyle.

ciao,
tracy