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Rome

Today I finally arrived in Italy, touching down in the Rome Flumicio Airport. I was totally jet lagged so I decided to go check into the Delle Nazioni Hotel in the heart of Rome, where I could just walk around and see all the attractions. On ariving at the hotel I was greeted by a lady and kissed on both my checks. It is custome to kiss this way with both ladies. In the morning I went down and had a lovely Italian breakfast in a local café. I absolutely loved the food and from there I new I was going to love Italy so much.

For my first choice attraction I would go and see in Rome would be the colosseum. Knowing the history I could not wait to see it with my own eyes and imagine being a gladiator fighting for survival just as in the gladiator movie. When I first looked upon the colosseum I was so exited. I made sure I got there early because I new the line would get very big throughout the day. As I walked through I had the biggest smile on my face, and I loved it so much.

My next stop would be the Travi Fountain which was completed in 1762. I was amazed on how many people were around the fountain and they were all throwing coin over their shoulder into the fountain. The story behind this is that if your throw a coin over your shoulder it would insure you would return to Rome. A second coin will have you falling in love with an Italian, and the third marrying him or her. The fountain was a great experience that I would never forget. While I was there I found that the Italian men were slizy because the would comment on all the women that went past, which gave a bad vibe in a lovely area.

My next stop was the Pantheon which was a temple of all gods. It is known as one of the worlds most sublime architectural creations. Built in 27 BC, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in 120 AD, it is one of Rome's best-preserved ancient monuments. Its extraordinary dome is the largest masonry vault ever built. This place was a choice for me because of the gods, it in terested me thoughtout high school.

Later that night I went out and hit the Bar della Pace. It was a very nice experience with nice atmosphere. The drinks were expensive but the lovely Italian women made up for it.