It seems I blog the most while in line waiting for things. Italy is a test of patience and a conviction of too much activity all at once. You have to slow down here & be flexible. Anyway, I enjoy their values of enjoying life, even when a group of Italians are walking down the street at a snail's pace in front of me :)
So Erica and I are waiting in Colle Oppio (a park) waiting for our tour of Nero's Golden House. I'm sure most of you already know that Emperor Nero was a nutjob (he's the one who "fiddled" while Rome burned and then blamed the fire on the Christians, then taxed the daylights out of the Roman people to build his opulent palace), and I'm sure I will learn more about him today on top of what I heard about him yesterday (apparently he ordered his officials to make sure noboy put out the fire).
This morning we went to Campo de Fiori for their morning market (my first time) where we learned the word for parsley ("prezzemolo"), practiced our Italian, and bought some fruits & veggies, including a huge bunch of red grapes for only 2 euro. Then we discovered that we love their open-air markets but despise trying to figure out Rome's bus system. We took a tram and 2 buses to get here & I honestly think we would have made it faster if we walked. Oh well!
Oh and we took pictures of the cats in Largo Argentina- there have always been a ton of stray cats among the ruins so some people started a rescue where they actually take care of the cats. They are so cute. One of them was a hunter - a black cat w/ green eyes - who eyed & then pounced on a fly and ate it.
Off we go to our tour! Oh and pray for our weather this upcoming week in Alghero - most of our time will be spent outside on beaches (as it's an island) and sunshine & warm weather would be very nice.
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