Roman Holiday

Roman HolidayGranada, Spring 2010

Posted by Leah Russell on 5/10/10 • Comment (0)

: Horse drawn carriages outside the Colisseum

: Taking in some sun on Tiber Island

: Molly at Trevi Fountain

: Gelato, the way only Rome can make it

: We loved this mural on the side of a restaurant!

: The Colisseum

: This little boy we saw at Trevi Fountain just dropped his ice cream

: A man sitting by the mounds of pink flowers on the Spanish Steps

: Wading in a fountain in Rome!

: A park above the Spanish Steps

: Relaxing

: I met up with some of my best friends from school who are studying with IES in Rome

: Trevi Fountain

: It was Italy’s Labor Day when we were in Rome, so the streets were packed with people

: A beautiful day

: Lunchtime

: Bikes and streets

: Fiume Tevere

While my other Rome post documented more the historical side of Rome, this post is dedicated to the people and the fun we had just roaming the city. Two of my close friends are studying in Rome with IES, and we were able to spend time with them and see the Rome that they know. We wandered through parks, spent time on Tiber Island, explored the Jewish ghetto, and ate ridiculous amounts of gelato. Molly and I couldn’t quite explain what we had expected Rome to be. We couldn’t quite find the words, or maybe even the thoughts, to say what we thought it was going to be like. We both agreed it was different than we imagined, but no matter what our previous judgments were, we left in love with Rome.

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