Day trip to Roma

Day to day life is beginning to settle in.  I will tell you more about my days in the next post but right now I want to write about the day trip we took to Rome on Saturday.  There are several field trips that are a part of the session and integrated into much of the curriculum for the various classes.  Since most of the classes deal with either history or art, it makes sense for USAC to send us all to Rome for a quick tour.


We took the train to the Metro station and then got off at the Colloseo... which is the Colloseum right in your face, big and bold, and fat and sexy.  Glorious, really.  Looming over you and showing you who is boss.  Our tour guide then took us around the perimeter, talking about all the entrances and the types of entertainment featured.  She assured us that gladiators in general were not as handsome as Russell Crowe but I am not convinced.  Alas.

Though we all had earphones, it was near to impossible to hear our lovely guide.  There were thousands of people, as you can imagine, and really, we all just wanted to make it to 1pm when we would be released for lunch.

After lunch there was a pleasant stroll through the old Ghetto and a stop at the pantheon.  To my horror we got at the end of the line to enter.  But the line moved quickly and soon I found myself within a structure that is honestly stunningly beautiful.  You REALLY need to experience the Pantheon interior.  There is NO description for it.  It is like being inside of a vacuum, a perfect orb, a celestial sphere......