(The Trevi Fountain from Tuesday night)So you already heard how my morning was, so there isn't a whole lot left to tell. After we got back from the Papel audience, we had a good 4 or 5 hours of free time. So it was really sweet. Eddie, Jake, Denise, Alex, Cassie, Jenni, and I went and walked towards Sancta Maria Magiore, and kept on going trying to find this soccer store that Alex, Jake, and Eddie wanted to go to. Well because Italians take a long time for meals, they were closed for two hours for dinner. So we decided to go back towards the hotel and get a map so that we could walk to the Spanish Steps again to go do some shopping. After many stops at little knick knack shops, we split from Eddie, Cassie, and Jake who were going to wait to go back to the Soccer store. So Alex, Denise, Jenni, and I made the nearly half an hour walk towards the Spanish Steps. We finally made it and we met up with Amber and Aryn. I have never seen so many designer stores in my life. There was Gucci, Prada, Giorgio Armani (sp?), Chanel, Burberry, and a TON more. So we went into Giorgio Armani and Burberry. I felt soooo out of place. Guess how much a pair of underwear cost at Burberry? Just guess.....................152 euros. That's INSANE. I did however really like their style, but that's crazy. So after that Jenni and Alex went off to do some more shopping, and Amber, Aryn, Denise, and I waited on the Spanish Steps for Hunter and Kiersten (who apparently had already left), and Mrs. Wachter, McGreer, and Burns. After we all met up, we went to the Metro station. It's a pretty good deal. 1 euro for a 1 way ticket. Man I am telling you those trains are packed. We literally had to squeeze through the door and push our way through the people in order to make it on. And what was even more hilarious is that when we had to transfer to the next train to make it to our stop, that train was even more packed. so we finally made it back to the hotel. After we ate dinner, we headed off to the International Choir Concert. A select few choirs sang a few songs. They all did a good job. But the one choir from Texas, who sang the last half of the concert, was INSANE. And what added to the insanity was that they played the organ. IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH, the sound was HUGE!!!!!!! I soooooooooooo want to learn how to play the organ. So the concert ended at 10:30 (it was a pretty long concert, two hours in all I think). Than we got back on the bus, and VWALA, we're here. 
(Just to show you how hot the sun was today at the Papel Audience ------>)
Well I better get to bed. We have a pretty early morning tomorrow because we have rehearsal at the Sheraton tomorrow for three hours, and than we have our mini concerts and Sancta Maria Magiore and the Pantheon. And than Mr. Torgler is taking us out to dinner (he is way to nice!)! So we only have two more full days left in Rome and I am really going to miss it. I could definantly see myself living here! :-) :-) See you all soon!
Is your collar seriously popped? Haha.
ReplyDeleteSo, Mandy really needs you to come home. I don't know what it is, but she has been terrified of thunderstorms recently, and with as many as we've been having the past two weeks she is going crazy! This morning we had a particularly loud storm and when I opened my bedroom door after getting dressed and ready for work and Mandy was sitting right there whining. She follows me downstairs, wagging her tail since she's happy to see me, but at the same time her tail is almost tucked underneath her and her ears are all laid back on her head. She then followed me all around the middle floor, never leaving my side and pretty much keeping her body shoved up against my leg. Whenever I'd stop she'd throw herself at me and look at me like "Please save me". It's very pathetic and sad, but at the same time annoying. This is about the third time she's done something like this in the last week or two, so I'm sure she's ready to have you home.
ReplyDeleteI also tried to take her up in my room the other night because I felt bad that she had to sleep on the middle floor all by herself. I got her and her bed up in my room, made a space for her near my chair, and then tried to go to bed. She went straight to the door and stood there staring at it whining. I finally gave up and let her out and she went bolting downstairs, tail wagging. She lies by the front door at night like she's waiting for you to come home. Again, slightly pathetic.
Thought you'd like to know your puppy misses you!