Catherine's Visit

My best friend came to visit me for Easter weekend! It was SO great to have her here. Due to a small bed bug issue in our Gianicolense apartment, I was in a temporary one [even farther from school but in a cool area of Monteverde]. Lucky for her, that meant she got her own bed, fresh sheets, and a clean towel. Living here has made me realize how important it is to go with the flow and not get worked up over things I can't control. So that's what I did. Luckily, I get to move back to my apartment today!

After a small struggle concerning train stations, she made it to Roma :) I'm going to slightly copy her post about her visit and make this mostly pictures because it would be hard to fully describe how wonderful of a weekend it was!

[cooking together like usual]

[street art on via del corso]

[archaeological site we stumbled upon while exploring]

[roasted chestnuts on the spanish steps]

[dinner by the colosseum - ragu for her & cacio e pepe for me]

[and some of the best dessert :) ]

[stations of the cross led by papa francesco around the colosseum]

[manicures for easter to escape the rainy day]

[parade celebrating the foundation of rome]

[exploring the ruins]

[colosseum from the palatine hill]

[san sebastiano al palatino]

[stadium of domitian's palace]

[house of livia]

[farnese gardens]

[arch of titus]

[even going to the bathrooms is gorgeous]

[forum]

[bronze doors]

[senate, aka curia]

[temple of vesta]

[drink break with a view]

 

[inside the colosseum]

It was incredible to have a buddy to adventure with. We never stopped talking as we had so much to catch up on. The food was delicious. All in all - such a great weekend! AND to make it even better? I get to visit her in Florence next weekend :)