Cuando esta en Roma!

Posing at the base of the Spanish Steps!!  This used to be a popular artist hang out so pretty (and vain) women would come and just sit on the steps hoping to models for the painters. It was so crowded but around the corner we ate at the cutest little restaurant in a good people watching piazza. 

Just hiking around the Colosseum with my audio guide. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. So huge and well-preserved and it still surprises, yet fascinates me to hear how grand and barbaric their entertainment was here. 

I MADE A WISH AT THE TREVI FOUNTAIN! But I'm cheap and it was only a 1cent but I made it in the first try! (Some of the other girls didn't have quite as much luck and are going to be cursed for the rest of their lives.)

The Pantheon was so dang cool! We were just walking down a cute little Italian alley and then we turned the corner and BOOM! It was there, looking grand in all its glory. Up close those pillars were huge and everything was very thick and sturdy-good for centuries. The dome inside was pretty cool too!

Madrid Protests!

In Madrid right now there are tons of workers protests in Puerta del Sol in front of the capitol building. We accidentally came across it Wednesday night and there speakers on platforms and people with signs that said "LUCHAR" (to fight) and it was more intense than I've seen it. Needless to say we walked pretty fast through that area...

madrid excusions

Sick vintage place called, Lotta Vintage, that I found via some internet blogs about Madrid. It had some pretty unique and fairly cheap stuff!

Went to this artsy cafe in Madrid and got some lunch and did a little hw with their wifi. It was a glorious day by myself (first time ever because we practically have missionary companions here) and the food here was so healthy good!! I miss american health food! (even though it was still clearly Spanish) It was also good to go explore the city on my own and i found another vintage store and made some friends with the younger Spanish couple sitting next to me.