WOOAAHHHH!!We are finally in Italy… after a year and a half of long waiting, saving and a whole lot of planning, we entered our journey with 21 hours of sitting on a plane.
On our first day in Italy we arrived in Rome at 6 in the morning local time.
After collecting our luggage we headed for our bus. It took a short time to arrive at our hotel and we all wanted to freshen up from our jet-lagged state. We walked to the train station and headed for the termini (main station) to have a tour of Rome on the open bus tour. As the day continued the weather became hotter and hotter.
Taking as many photos as we could, we arrived at St. Peters Square ready for the Pope to give his weekly blessing. The queue for the basilica looked as if there were over 1000 people waiting to enter. As the pope began to speak it looked as if there were over 10,000 people at Saint Peters Square. The energy at the square was incredible, people from all different countries speaking so many different languages coming together to see the Pope. After hearing Pope Benedict weekly we walked and looked around the shops in Via della Conciliazione, there were so many street sellers 
all trying to sell us the same thing (20 postcards 1 euro). We hopped back on the bus and then headed towards the Trevi Fountain and threw a coin in for a wish to return to Rome. We then found a gelati shop and the gelato was delectable yum yum!!
After studying the map we made our way to the Pantheon. It was amazing, nothing like any of us could ever believe. It was huge! There is a massive hole in the top and apparently rains can fall straight in. Any photo that we took wouldn’t be able to sum up the amazing history behind it all and by the time we left the Pantheon it was becoming late afternoon and we were all becoming hungry. We went out for tea at a local restaurant. The food was good and the gelato was better. After more than 20 hours of being awake and walking we finally got to the hotel and settled into our rooms.
On our first day in Italy we arrived in Rome at 6 in the morning local time.
After collecting our luggage we headed for our bus. It took a short time to arrive at our hotel and we all wanted to freshen up from our jet-lagged state. We walked to the train station and headed for the termini (main station) to have a tour of Rome on the open bus tour. As the day continued the weather became hotter and hotter.
Taking as many photos as we could, we arrived at St. Peters Square ready for the Pope to give his weekly blessing. The queue for the basilica looked as if there were over 1000 people waiting to enter. As the pope began to speak it looked as if there were over 10,000 people at Saint Peters Square. The energy at the square was incredible, people from all different countries speaking so many different languages coming together to see the Pope. After hearing Pope Benedict weekly we walked and looked around the shops in Via della Conciliazione, there were so many street sellers 
all trying to sell us the same thing (20 postcards 1 euro). We hopped back on the bus and then headed towards the Trevi Fountain and threw a coin in for a wish to return to Rome. We then found a gelati shop and the gelato was delectable yum yum!!After studying the map we made our way to the Pantheon. It was amazing, nothing like any of us could ever believe. It was huge! There is a massive hole in the top and apparently rains can fall straight in. Any photo that we took wouldn’t be able to sum up the amazing history behind it all and by the time we left the Pantheon it was becoming late afternoon and we were all becoming hungry. We went out for tea at a local restaurant. The food was good and the gelato was better. After more than 20 hours of being awake and walking we finally got to the hotel and settled into our rooms.
Italy is a place of great history and site seeing and being here on a school trip is GREAT! We have HEAPS more to see and learn from this experience and we are all ready for the great adventure.
From your Italian crew… Maddy and Lonnie
From your Italian crew… Maddy and Lonnie
8 comments:
Hey Maddie, Lonnie and Everyone
Ohhh how exciting to read the first comments on your amazing, exciting, unbelievable Italiano experience.
BACI ED ABBRACCI
Il Papa`, La mamma, Adelaide and il fratello Nic McVilly
Buonasera
Hey Maddie and crew
Wow, now you are in a real city in the real world, it all sounds wonderful, enjoy every moment.
Looking fwd to hearing more.
ps. Hope you've got Ad that little souvenir !!!!!!!!!!
Cheers Deb, David Liv, and Milo.
Hi Maddie
We are watching your movements on your blog site - not bad for a couple of oldies! Hope you continue to have a great time and look forward to hearing more news.
Love, Grumpsie and Jan x
Hello to all from a very jealous ex-SMC teacher. It's so exciting to hear that you are excited - make the most of every minute, and make sure you speak lots of Italian!
Love your t-shirts!
Ciao, Jan Butler
Hi Mad have you get me a little something yet???
hi mad hope you are having a good time and the other comment was frome me p.s have u got me anything yet ??? lots of love liv xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxox
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