What a week!

I am back in London, its a strange feeling. I learned a lot, feel in love with a beautiful country, and can't wait to go back. I think this post shall be in list form, there is far too much to put into one post so it will probably be an on going list for a few days.

1. Not having a map when you enter a city and then start walking around isn't a good idea, especially when you don't speak the same language as everybody else.

2. Always pick your tour guide based on how cute he is opposed to how well he speaks English, we lucked out and got both but I'm just saying.

3. The Sistine chapel is so much more impressive when you see it in person than in reprints. Its also much cooler when you have walked through the Vatican and seen some of the places he got his inspiration from. When you go if you take a tour of the Vatican Museum first walk all the way through to the big wooden doors on the opposite side of the room where you enter, don't look up. This anticipation is very similar to waiting for Christmas as a small child. Once you get to the door, turn around and look. This is the way it is meant to be seen, in order and the correct. Incredible.

4. Michaelangelo was an incredible sculptor, oh my gosh. We'll come back to this.

5. I was blessed by the pope. Yeah you read that right.

6. The pope has got to be brilliant, he spoke in like 7 different languages.

7. Leaving the house at 4 am usually means its going to be a rough start to the week for all involved, but you get over it quickly, especially with some caffeine.

8. You never know where you are going to make friends and from where all they will be. We met a lot of Australians that liked to say "wicked", a ton of people from Ohio, a precious couple on their honeymoon from California, and some Texans. Some of the best things we did included getting to know people whether in our tour groups or waiting to hear the pope or at the Trevi Fountain.

9. See the Trevi in the day time and at night. (thanks Rachie) I prefer it at night.

10. Don't be fooled by fruit vendors wanting you to pay 10 euro for a kilo of grapes, thats dumb.

11. Don't buy a Eurail, you can get rail tickets for cheap just at the desk. Although the Eurail is convenient.

12. Always buy gelato from vendors that have guys selling it... they give you more.

13. Stay off main streets in Italy, its so much prettier and you find amazing things. like great restaurants and cheap gelato.

14. You know those guys dressed as Gladiators all around Rome, that want you to pay to take a picture with them.... do it. It is so much fun, and those are some of my favorite pictures.

15. When you don't think you are going to run into the other 10 people in your class in Rome you will do it all the time. We ran into a group of them 2 in rome, and the other like twice in other places. awesome.

I shall continue later. ;)