When in Rome...

Tonight is my last night in Rome. It's been a nice time, despite the rain and a disastrous pub crawl (Matt got beaten up by a bunch of bouncers at the last club because he tried to shove his way past them after they wouldn't let him back in).

But besides that, Rome was pretty wonderful. The ruins are so cool!!! And to think this was almost my major. In the first day alone I took over 90 pictures.

I saw the Pantheon and Donatello's tomb, the Colosseum, the Forum, where Julius Caesar's body was cremated, the cat sanctuary, this other big building I can't remember the name of..., Plaza Nuovo, the Trevi Fountain, St. Peter's Cathedral (breathtaking) and the Pieta (!!!), and Hadrian's mausoleum. Sadly, the Sistine Chapel was closed by the time we got there, so I'll just have to come back to Rome :)

I ate pizza and gelato and tiramisu and a chocolate chip Italian pastry thing.

The sights to see here are just incredible. The amount of history, and it's there in front of you and you can touch it...there is no place like Rome.

Florence was beautiful, and Rome has the history. I don't know if I can choose between the two...but here it goes.

So my top five cities post-Italy:

1. Paris

2. Rome

3. Toronto

4. Florence

5. Prague

I love Italy. The food, the sights, the natural beauty. Everything is just so warm and inviting.