this saturday, the program took us all on a special trip to tivoli (a small city about an hour outside of rome) to visit hadrian's villa and the villa d'este, two of the most beautiful villas in the world. we had a wonderful time there but at hadrian's villa i again experienced difficulty attempting to mentally reconstruct what once stood where the ruins are now.
an awesome wall thing at hadrian's villa
hadrian's villa
chilling with an alligator at hadrian's villa with some beautiful copies of classical roman statuary in the background
one of the many fountains at the villa d'este
it was a long and tiring day but tivoli is definitely a city i'd love to come back to again to escape the hustle and bustle of rome (i actually think i want to get married in tivoli...it really is just breathtakingly beautiful). also, i got a gelato with chocolate and melon, my new favorite combination. after i got home from tivoli (around 5 or 6), i walked around the area near ilaria's house (my house?) and stopped into some shops (dangerous!) and bought a great bag. the ladies that worked in the shop were so nice and patient with my terrible italian and i'm very happy with my purchase. it was a great day, but i did get homesick that night :( i really miss my people and yogi!!! will someone send me a pic of her (i.e. MOM AND/OR STEPHANIE!)? watching two episodes of mad men, painting my nails, and making an epic playlist did help me get over my homesickness though and now i'm good to go!
one of the many fountains at the villa d'este
side note, i'm so glad brianna is here with me. we have had some of the coolest experiences together and i really don't know what i'd be doing without her! love that girl.
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