Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Best Day of Our Lives...

Sorry we dont have much time to write to everyone. But yesterday was our last day in Madrid and we enjoyed it quite thoroughly. It was fun and Janelle and Joel said goodbye to all of their favorite things like the grocery store and etc. We even went to go see Harry Potter and it was better than what both of them were expecting-after hearing poor reviews. Then it was off to Rome! The flight was like an evil demon that you wanted to strangle to death and punch in the face. In the airport we were so early but they only had one person manning a station where you take questions and stamp passports. Unluckily we got stuck behind a man that took forever with his question while stamping our passports took maybe two seconds...we survived though. Our plane even left 15 min after it was supposed too. Janelle and Joel got on the flight thinking that they would be sitting next to each other, little did they know that there were no assigned seats on the plane haha. not joking. But anyways, it was a noisy and annoying plane ride. Joel is just whining. It wasn`t THAT bad! Then we finally landed in Rome! This is where it gets good...We tried to figure out a way to get to our hostel at midnight and all we could do was pay for a 55 euro taxi to get there! BUMMER! As we pulled into the front reception area, excitement was rushing through our veins. First, they could not find our reservation. Second, they did not speak english...and we don`t speak italian! Talk about a language barrier! Nonetheless after strains and struggles, we made it into a "room" as he handed us a key. After walking through the wilderness, running into a German and a girl who warned us about the ants in our beds, we made it to our...well trailer. Correction, half of a trailer. Small enough to suffocate one`s self if they are in there long enough. I wish I could explain the amount of self control I had to use from laughing to hard and peeing my pants. Joel was so upset with himself as I let him choose our Rome hostel...never doing that again!! haha what an experience. More details when we get home! We spent the day exploring the City Center in Rome! It was awesome! More details soon!

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  1. Shelly is talking now. You guys are doing so well updating us followers. That is quite the story on the hostel. How are the ants? I bet Joel really likes it there. Are you guys in that hostel more than one night? Rome is a beautiful city. When I was there with Robin Swindle she had problems with one of the hotel people and was actually afraid of him. The flights over there are actually scary. I hope you guys have a great day tomorrow and I will be at OHare at 10:00a.m. Janelle call me when you guys land and get your suit cases. I plan on picking you guys up at the International Baggage claim area. See you soon!

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