Day 42. ROME

ROMA ROMA ROMA.

    After long train ride through the Italian countryside we finally made it to Rome. The train station was GIANT and so we spent a significant amount of time trying to figure out where we could buy tickets for the remainder of our trip. Eventually we found the right line and we pleased to find out that people in Italy are much nicer than the ones in Austria. The man we nicknamed "Italian Norbert" helped us purchase all of the tickets we needed for only 87 euros. He wanted to make sure that we got the best deal. Nice guy. After we made our way out to the Hostel. We bought a map to help us get there only to figure out that we were standing on the street where it was. 

    The Mosaic hostel. Nice place. I don't know about you but whenever I envision the word Hostel I think of some super sketchy place and isn't clean. Lucky for us the Mosaic was not only nice but they provided breakfast for us in the morning. Score! We went and put our backpacks in the luggage room and then went off to explore Rome! 

    Rome is a beautiful city. It is just such a different way of life. The architecture is lavish and all of the buildings are old. I mean this country has been around for thousands of years. We decided to go to the Colosseum first. It is HUGE in person. I had always learned about it in school but never really understood the magnitude of this historic structure. We had the cutest tour guide take us around. She explained in her thick Italian accent what was original and what wasn't. I love having tours otherwise I have no idea what is going on. We also went up and explored Palatin Hill. It was the center of the Roman Empire. Pretty sweet huh? After our long tour we were tired and hot so we headed back to the hostel where they fed us dinner. Love. 

    Have you ever seen the Lizze Mcquire movie? Cause pretty sure we were quoting that movie the whole day. We ran off at night to the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. Just wandering the streets of Rome at night eating Gelato. Pretty much perfect. The weather was amazing! Not to hot not to cold. We hung out with the locals and talked to people from all over the world and just lived it up. 

In front of the Spanish Steps at night. We weren't really sure why they are so famous so we started asking people. Apparently no one really knows.

Coins to make a wish!

Love these girls. 

Inside the Colosseum 

Me and Ambree! Doing a photo shoot of ourselves on Palantin Hill.

 Poor Guy.

Spanish Steps at Night!

In front of the Trevi Fountain!

First day in Rome was a complete success! We went back to the hostel collapsed into our beds ready to do it all again the next day.