I have two weeks and 12 hours left in Rome. It's weird to be leaving Rome for good. For the past three and a half months, whenever I left Rome, I knew I would be coming back. However, I have lots of things planned for the next two weeks!
Before talking about the new stuff, here is a recap of what has happened lately:
I met with Mariela for lunch on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that was the only time I could see her in Rome because I had class.
Thursday, the girls upstairs invited me for a Thanksgiving dinner. There was tons of food, pretty much everything besides turkey. It was really delicious and my friend Brenna made a delicious pumpkin pie.
On Friday, I went to the Auditorium of Maecenaus (which was cool because it is closed off to the public) and then Monte Testaccio, which is an entire mountain made of pottery shards. Apparently the ancient Romans liked to build step pyramids with their junk. Friday night, we had another Thanksgiving dinner! We had turkey and chicken this time, as well as all the other Thanksgiving goodies. I made a kiwi cheesecake to contribute to the feast. I think this is the most food I have ever seen at a Thanksgiving dinner. I believe the group of us finished 5 kilograms of potatoes.
Saturday I spent the day at Opolontis and Pompeii. I actually like Opolontis more than Pompeii; Opolontis is very well preserved and I found the wall paintings more impressive.
Tuesday and Wednesday I went up to Bologna to visit Giovanna. If you ever want to eat amazing Italian food, GO TO BOLOGNA! This was possibly the best Italian food I've ever had in my life. It was also much cheaper than Rome. The best part? All the tourist attractions were free!
Today I went to the Palazzo del Esposizione to see the Mark Rothko, Stanely Kubrick, and Mario Ceroli exhibits. I really like Mario Ceroli's architectural works. He's very into wooden cutouts of human figures. The Stanley Kubrick exhibit has inspired me to watch all of his films. The Rothko exhibit was cool because I had seen his stuff at the Tate Modern in London too.
Even though I will be leaving in 2 weeks, I have tons of things planned! Tomorrow I will be going to lunch at the Jewish Ghetto (a free lunch paid for by my school!), visiting the synagogue at the Jewish Ghetto, seeing the Pop Art exhibit in Rome, and watching the Rossini opera Mose' In Egitto (Moses in Egypt). Saturday I hope to visit Via Appia Antica (the catacombs) and the Baths of Caracalla. Oh yeah, and I plan on fitting school work in somewhere.
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29 November 2007
09 September 2007
La Notte Bianca and Photos
Every time I read Sarah's Spain blog, I feel like I must update. I'm getting pretty behind on the updating, but here is what happened in the past week:
-Kate and I went to this delicious Indian restaurant in Rome. It's far away from our apartment but very close to a metro stop. It was really cool because there were tons of Indian stores around there as well, kind of like a Little India. I had Rogan Josh, Raita, Naan, Mango Lassi and Rice. It was delicious. (Although pricey.)
-We went to a soccer match: Roma v. Siena. Rome won 3-0 and it was really fun. The Rome fans sing songs, cheer loudly, overall just fun. I don't really understand soccer beyond kicking the ball into the goal, but everyone was so energetic that it was fun. There's a match against Manchester United at the end of the semester that I want to go to. I'm sure that would be intense!
-Booked my flights and hostels for my one week break (Sept 15-23). I'm going to Paris, Glasgow, and London. I'm excited to go to London and see Mandy! Possibly get some delicious Indian food and some fish and chips?
-Visited two museums (pictures will be in the next post, I haven't downloaded them off the camera just yet).
-We tried another Indian restaurant near our apartment which was decent, but not amazing. It was pretty cheap so we might go back there.
-Last night was La Notte Bianca, where the entire city stays open/awake until 8am. Many of the museums were free and there were performances by various artists or groups. Friday night we also went to a light show commemorating the beginning of La Notte Bianca. We started with Piazza del Popolo but everyone was waiting for some performance to start so we walked around Villa Borghese for a while. We went to this contemporary art museum in Villa Borghese and saw some strange bell and boat performance on a lake. We headed back to Piazza del Popolo and there were acrobats performing. Afterwards we went to the Spanish steps, wandered around, sat on crates full of grass with tons of other tired Italians. Finally, we got food at 1AM and walked around some more. There was a lot to see, but there were too many people and we were a little bit lost. Overall it was fun night and a great experience! (Pictures to come in the next post.)
-My mom visited Rome and she took Kate and I out for dinner. I had Ravioli with Spinach and Ricotta Cheese AND Lamb Chops!
Here are some photos from last time's post:
PANORAMA! The Italian version of Wal-mart plus Costco.
Rogan Josh, Naan, Raita, Mango Lassi.
Roma v. Siena soccer match
-Kate and I went to this delicious Indian restaurant in Rome. It's far away from our apartment but very close to a metro stop. It was really cool because there were tons of Indian stores around there as well, kind of like a Little India. I had Rogan Josh, Raita, Naan, Mango Lassi and Rice. It was delicious. (Although pricey.)
-We went to a soccer match: Roma v. Siena. Rome won 3-0 and it was really fun. The Rome fans sing songs, cheer loudly, overall just fun. I don't really understand soccer beyond kicking the ball into the goal, but everyone was so energetic that it was fun. There's a match against Manchester United at the end of the semester that I want to go to. I'm sure that would be intense!
-Booked my flights and hostels for my one week break (Sept 15-23). I'm going to Paris, Glasgow, and London. I'm excited to go to London and see Mandy! Possibly get some delicious Indian food and some fish and chips?
-Visited two museums (pictures will be in the next post, I haven't downloaded them off the camera just yet).
-We tried another Indian restaurant near our apartment which was decent, but not amazing. It was pretty cheap so we might go back there.
-Last night was La Notte Bianca, where the entire city stays open/awake until 8am. Many of the museums were free and there were performances by various artists or groups. Friday night we also went to a light show commemorating the beginning of La Notte Bianca. We started with Piazza del Popolo but everyone was waiting for some performance to start so we walked around Villa Borghese for a while. We went to this contemporary art museum in Villa Borghese and saw some strange bell and boat performance on a lake. We headed back to Piazza del Popolo and there were acrobats performing. Afterwards we went to the Spanish steps, wandered around, sat on crates full of grass with tons of other tired Italians. Finally, we got food at 1AM and walked around some more. There was a lot to see, but there were too many people and we were a little bit lost. Overall it was fun night and a great experience! (Pictures to come in the next post.)
-My mom visited Rome and she took Kate and I out for dinner. I had Ravioli with Spinach and Ricotta Cheese AND Lamb Chops!
Here are some photos from last time's post:
PANORAMA! The Italian version of Wal-mart plus Costco.
Rogan Josh, Naan, Raita, Mango Lassi.
Roma v. Siena soccer match
26 August 2007
Ferragosto
Every year in Rome, the entire city closes for the month of August. During Ferragosto (the name of the holiday), Romans leave the city to travel elsewhere on vacation. When I first arrived, most shops and restaurants were closed for the holiday and slowly shops are reopening. On Monday, all the shops will be open again and I am looking forward to seeing the city in its entirety! Tomorrow, I also start my Italian language practicum, which is an Italian class 4 days a week for 3 hours a day for 3 weeks.
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