Today was our last day in Rome, and also our catch up day. We started off by taking a metro to the Pantheon again to try to see it before we leave. Luckily it was open today so we were able to go inside. I think my favorite part about the pantheon wasn’t the art of sculptures or the dedications to the different Gods in the building, but rather, I liked the dome in particular. Don’t get me wrong, the other things were all fantastic, but it just wasn’t my favorite part about it. I mean, the dome was just so huge! And the architecture and engineering behind that massive building is just so incredible and the idea of constructing it back then is almost incomprehensible. I truly admire that about Rome; the architecture and building style and churches and everything about that kind of stuff; it just fascinates me.

After we went to the Pantheon we went to the church of bones where we saw all the graves and burial tomes made of human bones and skeletons. Some people think it’s creepy but I think it’s pretty neat, in that dark, unsettling kind of way. Was definitely very interesting to say the least, and I enjoyed the tour. Once we were finished there we went to the heart of Rome Park. It was so peaceful and clean and fresh with a lovely breeze. I wish we could have stayed for a bit longer, even though we stayed for an hour or so anyway. It was just such an enjoyable place. There were a few people playing music in the shade and it made the experience all the nicer. After we left the park me and a couple classmates had lunch and headed back to our hotel rooms for a rest before we boarded a train to meet our tour guide, Josh, for dinner. Dinner was incredible and there’s very little I can do to describe it properly. I can say what kind of food we had and how it tasted and such, but I think there’s a better way to sum it all up; Our last dinner in Italy was more of an experience that anything. In America it seems more of a process to eat dinner than anything else, and in Italy it’s so much different. I’ve been noticing this subtle quality throughout the trip but just now realized it tonight.

Well, that’s about it. We leave for our plane in the morning. It’s been fun here, and I’m sad to leave but I’m looking forward to seeing home again. Goodbye Italy! Arrivederci!