Pizza & Beer for Lunch? Yes, Please.

I didn't blog yesterday because we didn't go out on a little class adventure. Woke up at 7:20, took a shower and got ready, ate breakfast, and then found out that we weren't leaving the hotel for class because it was supposed to rain all day. So then he chose to start class at 10 and I just sat in my bed, literally had nothing to do. It did clear up though and a few of us girls ventured out around our neighborhood and found a supermarket and a post office -- I'd call it a successful day.
Despite yesterday's weather, today was beautiful. We did some of Republican Rome -- went to Campus Martius and walked around where Pompey's Theater used to stand. 

The remains of four temples in the Campus Martius. A "campus" was just a public park area with small temples and dedications.

The ceiling/dome of the San Andreas Della Valle Church. It's the second largest dome in the city of Rome, the first being the dome of the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

This is a replica of Pompey's Theater. It was said to have held up to 11,000 people at one time. Sadly, this theater is now under 8+ blocks of modern Rome. I personally think they should tear down all the buildings that now sit on top of it, excavate the remains, and rebuild it to it's former glory. 

Fontana Monumentale delle Tartarugha, or better known as The Turtle Fountain.

Porticus Octavia. 

The Temple of Apollo.

The Theatre of Marcellus was built in 13 BC and could originally hold up to 11,000 people. Now it has become an apartment complex, where one apartment went for 8 million euros last summer.. Oh and the owner of Fiat has an apartment there.

After class, someone had a great idea to grab some pizza and a beer. I tried my first Italian beer today at Mercato, and it was alright.. definitely something different. 

When we were done stuffing our faces, we went through the marketplace they set up daily in the Piazza Fiore and found some good ideas for gifts to bring back to people. Can't wait to go shopping for peopleeee! Oh and I may or may not have taken a two and a half hour nap when we got back.. whoops. Don't judge. Walking around all morning really does wear you out. After dinner and just chillin' and hangin' out, we decided to go see the Spanish Steps at night. Once we got there, we kind of got hustled pretty hard. These guys were just walking up and down the steps trying to sell you stuff, and we were pretty good at saying no until this one guy... He's from Bangladesh -- I know this because that was one of a few lines he knew how to say in English -- and he likes to tie bracelets on your arm and then make you feel guilty for not giving him a euro.. So needless to say, Katrina, Cristina, Katie, Kelly, and myself now all have matching bracelets. Yayyy, middle school again!