Roma

I made it to Rome! After a nine hour flight, I went through customs and picked up my baggage without any problems.  Ashley came in about an later and we made it on the bus to Termini station within minutes.  We were sitting on the bus talking about how how smoothly everything was going, so naturally everything needed to get much more complicated.

One bus, one cab ride, several blisters, and three hours later, two very sweaty girls collapsed in their beds at the Resedencia Zanardelli with two pairs of worn out flip flops still on. But we made it! 

Day Una

Today we went to the Capital Museum (Musei Capitolini). Incredible sculptures!! The number of pieces in this museum was overwhelming. 'Faces of Power' was the name of the exhibit. The busts were amazing; the attention to detail in the facial expression and musculature was unbelievable.  Even though it wasn't in the main exhibit, Bernini's Medusa was one of my favorite busts. I also loved the giant parts of Constantine.  

The busts depicting various hairstyle's I really connected with, as I spend a lot of time and money on my own hair and consider it a form of personal expression.  They must have had some type of hairspray or gel-something to research. I wonder how often the women styled their hair so ornately, as the numerous braids and curls would be extremely time consuming. I assume such extravagant styling was another way to show status and beauty.   

Our first meal <3

I was able to really stop and look at the city and some if it's architecture.  I am blown away by the scale and the detail.  Every space seemed to be viewed as an opportunity to showcase some sort of artwork.  I would love to be able to see it in its prime, and it's disappointing that their practices did not continue.  I wonder if any society will ever value the Roman's traditions in architecture enough to put it practice.