When in Rome...

Last night we experienced what the Romans did for fun while they were studying here at American University of Rome. We went to the "spot" and the bartender recognized Mike and Adam and gave us all free shots....it was a little difficult to throw back but I did it. We had a fun night which made it a little difficult for today's adventures. Mike's friends are realllly cute...especially one of them in particular. There are so many things to sightsee in Rome but oh man these guys are a sight to see! We woke up at the butt crack of dawn which is when Adam then realized that he lost his wallet. Just about a half hour ago he finally found it. He apparently hides things when he gets home and managed to hide his wallet in his toiletries bag under band -aids and qtips. Right away we headed to the Vatican Museum. The line was pretty long but we were in within an hour. It was pretty cool although we were realllllly tired and everything started to look the same after a while. We had some lunch and recharged our batteries then split up after walking through St. Peter's Bascillica. I stayed behind with four other guys that are Mike's friends and everyone else did their own thing. We climbed to the top of the church and it was sooooo cool. It was a little weird when walking to the top..it felt like the walls were closing in on us but it was worth it when we made it to the top. The view was fabulous and we were able to see the entire city of Rome. Tonight we are going to take it easy and get some dinner and go to bed early to head to Venice tomorrow afternoon. In the morning we are going to the Coloseum which is right down the street from our hostel. I need to go now but I hope everything is going well at home and the weather is nice to go to the beach. Right now I have a farmers tan and will most certainly look like a BENNY when I come home :( Ciao ciao