So, let me recollect here. Friday... unnecessarily long photography class where our two italian professors bs'ed back and forth, mildly entertaining but I fell asleep a few times. I had a ticket left from our Wednesday class trip to the Roman Forum which would also get me into the Colosseum, so I made the trip from studio to the site (on my own since everyone else had things to do). Not a very long walk, but I was loaded down with my backpack, and on top of that I had a killer sunburn on my neck from walking around the Forum which seethed each time my pack straps moved.
Having a ticket already proved to be pretty awesome, since I didn't have to wait in the huge line to get one. I'm not really sure what I can write here to describe it, it's just a big rock monument. No sudden epiphanies or anything, just a lot of tourists taking pictures. It was a good time of day to get in there and shoot, with late evening sun casting half of the circular area in shadow with the rest a bright rust orange. Of course, pictures speak louder than words, so...
Friday night we met some of the girls from another apartment near us and went to Bros (Broz?), a bar right down the street from us. The bartender and waitresses spoke a little bit of english, so some of us decided it would be a good idea to try and convince them we've become around every Friday. I think they'll get the idea better if we just do it instead of talking about it. Afterwards we went back and hung out at the apartment. Side note: alcohol and food are relatively cheap in Rome, even considering conversion from Dollars to Euros. A cheap bottle of wine, which still tends to taste better than wines in America, runs for one Euro. Peroni, the most prevalent beer, I've seen go for between €1.50 to €2.30 for a 40 oz bottle. Fruits, vegetables, and of course pasta can be bought for cheap if you know where to shop at. Thus far, our dinners have all been some sort of pasta dish, and cooking together, we're spending around €1 per meal each.
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