Rome, sweet Rome

Today we went into Rome for the first time. We have to walk (about ten minuets) up to the train station and take a 47 minuet train ride to the terminale. The terminlae is kind of like a mall/subway station combined,always full of people. From the terminale we have to go to the "underground" and take the metro into Rome. Walking out of the metro, I looked up and saw the beautiful and historical colleseum. It was crazy to me, walking right out of the metro and seeing this hugehistorical figure right in front of my eyes. After touring the collesuem we went to the Roman Forums and saw the remains of this ancient gathering place for Romans. The sightseeing was awesome, but how can it not be...I see momumental building most people can only view through the pages of a book, on a dail basis.
Though sightseeing is great, my favorite part is being a part of the Italian culture. After our site visits we were able to walk around Rome freely. I could spend hours just peoeple watching and listening to the Italian language. Though I don't usually understand what people are saying, I like the challenge of trying to understand what peoeple are communicating to me.
It is far too late past my bedtime, its past 12AM here...and I am getting up early tomorrow! Ciao all, I will talk to you later!!

Alyson