Rome is ROMantic

We made it to the top!

After the long hike, still smiling!

YAY Rome!

Bene! (good)

The Colosseo.

Salve! Hello!

RAWR!

Harry Potter in Madrid!

Janelle and Joel got a horrible night of sleep last night because their "trailer-mates" next door were talking about being arrested at the airport until about three in the morning. Also, our room could qualify as a sauna and they lied about air conditioning on their website. Actually, the hostel lied about a lot of things, but we will get into that later. We woke up and went into Rome by the bus and train that we take to get there. Janelle and Joel enjoyed a morning donut and walked over to Vatican City to try to get more pictures of the beautiful monuments and such. We even climbed up a gigantic castle on empty stomachs and you could tell by the exhaustion on our faces. Janelle felt a little sick climbing up the stairs becausethe walls were so close together and it was SO hot. It was intense and there was not a lot of breathing room. But then we finally reached the top of the tower and Joel screamed "Fresh Air, finally!" It was a great feeling of emotion. We then toured more of the city and decided to go get our well deserved lunch. We each got our own cuisine (the first time that we have the whole trip without sharing!) and enjoyed the Italian pasta. We enjoyed every bit of it...until the check! They try to suck the money out of you here with our lunch totalling up to $54(USD)! It was crazy! We didnt even get an appetizer or dessert or anything. We then walked around Rome more and enjoyed chilling out on the buses-for free, we still arent sure whether or not we are supposed to be paying :) Finally we returned back to our hostel to recover from exhaustion in the HOT sun and walking more miles than ever before. We enjoyed every bit of Rome we could and tried to explore everything since we arent here that long. Still haunted by the lunch we payed for, we returned to town to buy dinner for McDonalds! Hooray! The cheeseburgers here were even better than in Spain. But upon returning to the hostel, they showed us more injustices that we will have to tell when we get back. There are WAY too many haha. Tomorrow we enjoy our last bit in Rome and then its off to Germany/home! Ciao!