Gelato Day 2011 and Farewell Pizza

Wednesday Dec. 7th

Today was awesome. I woke up at 11 (woah!), ate some clementines and cornetto with nutella for breakfast, and began an adventure day with Sarah! We took the Metro to San Giovani, then visited the Church of San Giovani (breathtaking as usual). From there we walked to La Boca della Verita (The mouth of truth), and the church that it is attached to, as well as Hadrian’s crypt below. Then we walked to the Jewish quarter and got the BEST pastry of my life. It was crunchy nutella goodness. THEN WE WATCHED THE SUN SET FROM THE TOP OF ST.PETERS! Yes, we met up with several other friends at the Vatican and all climbed up 551 steps to the very top of St. Peter’s dome to watch one of our last sunsets. It was exhausting to get up there but totally worth it! 3 MORE SUNETS LEFT IN ROME! AH!!!!!

O, then we went to a Christmas market in Piazza Navona. So naturally Sarah and I had to watch a Christmas movie (called Love Actually), and now it is 12:22 am my time and all I want to do is decorate my Christmas tree and listen to the Bellitto Christmas cassette and hug my hugely tall brother and quote silly movies with my dad and smell my mom’s amazing pumpkin coffee that she makes and kiss my fiancée and be happy and warm by my fireplace on 9 Clyston Circle.

3 MORE NIGHTS UNTIL I AM BACK ON MY BED!

But I will enjoy every last one of these remaining sunsets in ROMA!!

 

CHRISTMAS IN ITALY!!!

It's finally Christmas in Italy and I am so happy and I can't believe it's finally Christmas and the lights make me happy inside and Santa is called Babba Natale and I can't wait to sit by the fire with my family and I can't wait to decorate the tree and I can't wait to sing Christmas carols in English and and and and..... 7 DAYS UNTIL I COME HOME!!!!!!!!