Before we left for Italy, we were all required to write a 7-10 page paper on one of the many sites in Rome. I had no idea which topic to pick, but I was reading a book and doing research for my senior project and found my answer, the Ara Pacis, the Altar of Peace. The altar was raised during the consulship of the guy I am researching (I will try not to nerd it up too much). It is incredible in every way and I don't have enough time to tell anything about it. All I will say is that I believe this monument to be the single best monument in Rome. Well worth it.
We also went to the Etruscan Museum. What an incredible civilization! The craftsmanship of everything they made is just incredible! Apparently they developed a technique for soldering by blowing a flame through a thin tube and using it as a torch.
It is so incredibly hot here! I thought I was getting a break from Fresno's death rays, but Italy adds the extra element of humidity to the mix. Enjoy Italy as you sweat through your clothes the very second you put them on.
I will say that after a few days in Italy, and two years of Latin, I can read almost anything in Italian with some help from a dictionary. It is really remarkable how close these two languages are. The hard part is speaking it in real time, and being laughed at by mean Italians.
I miss everyone, and I miss the feeling in my feet! But this trip is so much fun!
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Hi! Great post!!! I hope the feeling in your feet has returned by now, but if not, there's plenty of time for that to happen when you get back. And tell those meanie Italians that if they laugh at you they'll have to deal with ME! I miss you bunches.
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