I love Rome in the springtime!
The weather has been wonderful this week… like, in the 70s and sunny. I’ve been wearing skirts, tank tops, and flip flops. It’s marvelous.
Yesterday I went to the ancient city Ostia Antica with my Ancient Rome and It’s Monuments class. It was pretty neat… reminded me a lot of Pompei, actually… minus all the volcanic ash. I had to give an oral report on the Forum Baths… which is one of the bath complexes in Ostia Antica that they used back in like 300 BC when no one had baths in their own houses. But the complex was actually pretty cool… it had a sunbathing room, a sauna room, cold baths, hot baths, and a big courtyard for recreation. (Look how good of a student I am!) It was a nice day to go, too… a little overcast in the morning, but warm.
And today, Nikki and I went to the zoo!!!! It was a blast. The zoo is in Villa Borghese so we got to walk through the park on our way there. It was a perfect day, sunny and warm, so we probably got a suntan while walking around. The zoo was very pretty and it had all the animals I wanted to see except penguins. And there were tons of little Italian children there on fieldtrips and they were adorable. I snapped some pictures when their teachers/parents weren’t looking. I couldn’t help myself because you all know about my softspot for little children. But anyway, it was a fabulous day. And tonight I am going to Piazza del Popolo at 10:00 pm with my photography class to take night photos. I hope the sky is clear!
Much love to all,
Jess
