So... it's been an odd couple of days. When was the last time I posted? Thursday? Well, it's been a crazy few days. Lets start out with... Colosseum day.
So the Colosseum is big. Actually it's really big. And is not even as big as it used to be, like a million and a half years ago. Really though. Not quite a million years old, but around there. Its soooo big. and you really cant see it in a picture. But you can get pretty close. This has been the problem with most of the places we've been. The places and monuments and pieces of history are just too big for you know, normal people.
Just... really, really big, and really, really quite fantastic. Truly quite fantastic. Besides the fact that it was the biggest tourist trap I've ever been in, it was so cool. Tourist trap is translated into a place where all of the same people come up to you asking you the same questions, selling you the same things, strategically placed around tourism sights that sell you things... ugh.. you need. like shade and water and ice cream. evil little buggers. And they're always around exactly when you start to think to yourself, wow. I'm hungry. Or wow.Water sounds great. And then they just show up with some. And it is always without fail, about 4,000,000 dollars more than you would normally pay. But because you're thirsty, you don't care. Basically it meant that me and Carrie were fighting against the army of salesmen to reach....
Continued.
hahahaha. basically that means that I'm watching the Olympic closing ceremonies and I cant concentrate anymore because they just got neon hats. Good bye!
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