For Easter break I had the opportunity to to go to Rome. Totally different city than Barcelona. It has so many layers to it that it's hard to decide exactly what kind of city it is. I enjoyed my stay there and thought it was a lovely city. Tons of cool churches that you can just duck into as your walking along to the next thing that your going to see. One of my favorite times was Sunday when I just wandered from piazza navona, to the Pantheon (gelato on the obelisk :) ), to the trevi fountain, to the spanish steps. It was interesting to see the people in action. I think that interestingly enough Catalan's and Italians are very similar people but for very different reasons. Both can come across as very aloof and closed up but for the Catalan's it is partially because you are tourist and partially because they have had a history of opression and so the hard shell is built up inside of them. For the Italians (as far as I know), however, it really is just because you are a tourist. :)
Highlights:
-Sistine Chapel!
-Pantheon!
-The forum!
-St Peter's
-Trevi Fountain (hey I actually liked it...it's intense...it's just such a small space for how many people go there )
-Spanish Steps
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