This past weekend/week BC had their spring break so everyone who didn't study abroad planned a trip to come visit everyone in Europe,and they all chose Rome as a meeting place! Not only did all these kids come but so did every other BC student who was actually studying in Europe because they wanted to see them too. A total of over 65 Boston College kids were in Rome this past week. A little ridiculous but absolutely amazing. The first weekend my roommates from 17 Gerald we supposed to arrive and the 5 of them were to be split between me and another 17 Gerald roommate jen who is studying in Rome too just at another school. However, there was a blizzard in NY where they were flying out of and their flight got cancelled and they couldn't get here until Monday morning. The big bummer about this was that all my friends who were studying abroad were coming for the first weekend so Haley, her roomates and Jimmy and Dave etc were all coming. But, I guess it worked out because hotel Lindsay was a little less crowded. I only had to host Haley for the weekend but that was awesome! I waited for her on friday night and it was great to see her! We haven't been separated that long ever so it was really nice. We went out to a bar in Testacchio (a neighborhood of Rome) and had a great night meeting up with all our guy and girl friends. My other best friend from high school and college Cammie was there too so it was amazing to be all together again. The next day we had a lot of sightseeing to do so I led her around the main sights in the center of rome like Colosseum, forum, trevi fountain and the pantheon. Because she is coming back when our parents come (yay!!!) we didn't pay to go inside these places since we will definitely with them. . That night we went to Le Fatte with a fixed dinner and had bruschetta with smoked tuna on top, tortellini in a broth and tiramisu for dessert. For 10 euros you can't go wrong and it was very good. That night we went out again and saw even more BC students. I cannon tell you how many people were here,they literally were coming out of the air I had no idea some of them were even coming!! The next day we explored the Vatican and climbed the cupola again.
I dont recommend it if you're claustrophobic or fat because you definitley would not fit up the spiral staircase. We had a great time exploring and then we went to a restaurant call Fraschetta for dinner in Trastevere. It was very authentic and I had Fettucini con gorgonzola e speck (like a ham product). It was delicious and we went back again that week when my roommates arrived we liked it so much! That Sunday was the Olympic USA v Canada hockey game so we went to our favorite Irish pub to watch that game. Naturally it was packed and so full with people jumping and screaming USA when we scored to go into overtime. It was definitely sad when we lost but still a great time being with everyone. The weekend was a ton of fun and I can't wait for Haley to come back and play in Rome even more. The rest of the week is to come!
I dont recommend it if you're claustrophobic or fat because you definitley would not fit up the spiral staircase. We had a great time exploring and then we went to a restaurant call Fraschetta for dinner in Trastevere. It was very authentic and I had Fettucini con gorgonzola e speck (like a ham product). It was delicious and we went back again that week when my roommates arrived we liked it so much! That Sunday was the Olympic USA v Canada hockey game so we went to our favorite Irish pub to watch that game. Naturally it was packed and so full with people jumping and screaming USA when we scored to go into overtime. It was definitely sad when we lost but still a great time being with everyone. The weekend was a ton of fun and I can't wait for Haley to come back and play in Rome even more. The rest of the week is to come!
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