Dora, Anna, and I watched the Lizzie McGuire movie after arriving on our first night in Rome, and the movie got us super pumped up for this exciting city. We also started making a long list of movies that are set in Rome/are about Rome/are related to things in Rome and it just made us realize how much of the world is in love with Rome. So in the next few days we’ll see if we’ll get a chance to fall in love with this city too!
The first afternoon we arrived, we went to the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, two of the main attractions of Rome.
The Colosseum with all our friends!
Palatine Hill and view of the Roman Forum and surrounding area
The next day we walked around and got some pretty cool views of Rome from the top of the Vittoriano and then headed to the Pantheon. Around the afternoon, it started to rain, but weirdly, it was perfect for seeing the Pantheon because the Pantheon has a large hole at the top of its dome so when it rains, you just see one large stream of water that comes down like a waterfall. It was pretty cool.
After walking around, seeing the Trevi Fountain (which unfortunately was under construction so didn’t have any water in it) and finding this really nice hole in the wall restaurant near the area, we found a place to watch the World Cup. None of us were particularly into soccer, but tonight’s game was England vs. Italy and where better to watch the game than in Rome itself where there would be tons of excited soccer fans around?
We found a bar in the Trastevere area to watch the game and sure enough it was very exciting! After Italy won, people stormed out and celebrated on the streets, cars honked as they drove by and everyone seemed to be waving Italy flags around. It was definitely an incredible experience to be a part of.
