So I missed the Super Bowl last night...I mean, I dont think I missed much. I was going to hit up an Irish pub to watch the game, which started at like midnight, but it was really cold outside, so I didnt go. But I DID go to the Coliseum and the Vatican this weekend. I didnt actually go inside the Coliseum (11€ just to get in...and 20 if you want your picture with one of the dudes dressed up as an ancient Roman), but my roommate Candace and I wandered around and found a nice park to sit in and watch people. We kept marveling at how nice this big, open green space was (there aren't a whole lot of them around) and wondering where exactly we were. Turns out we were at the Circus Maximus and had no clue.
Yesterday, Joe, Vanessa, and I went to the Vatican. We were too late to get into the Sistine Chapel, but we saw a bunch of popes' caskets, including John Paul II. We went to mass there (why not?), which was all in Italian, and I understood EVERY WORD of it. Yeah right. The priest was speaking reeeeaaaaalllllyyy slllloooooooowww, though, so I caught most of what he was saying. Of course I have pictures of all these things, but I can't put them up just yet. My computer is out of battery, and someone kicked my adapter and broke it the other day, so I was going to go to the ferramenta (hardware store) today, except that it's closed from 1 to 3:30. They're serious about siesta here. So I'm waiting till they open to buy a new adapter, and then I'm going to the cafe down the street to pay 2€ for a cappuccino so I can sit there and use their internet as long as I please. I think it's a great system: pay more to sit down and drink, and you can have that table as long as you want. No one says anything to you, even if you've been there 5 hours. It's glorious.