Happy Easter everyone!! I hope the Easter bunny brought you all the candy in the world!
Today was a little bit of a slower day than the last two for Amanda and I. Most things around Rome were closed, including most restaurants and everyone was picking out flowers from the guys who sell flowers out of their trucks, obviously for their families or wherever they were headed to celebrate the Lord's Rising.
For me, I missed my family the most this day. I knew we would be waking up, dressing up in our cute spring dressed for Easter mass in the morning, then coming back home, eating brunch and then sitting in the sun all day just enjoying each others company: a good quality family day. Something I'll never be able to explain how much I've missed since I've been abroad. I really am having the time of my life, but I'll always miss my family when I'm away from them.
Anyway, we woke up at 9 a.m. and went down to eat breakfast before it was over and then came back to the room and turned on the television as we were getting ready to watch the Pope giving Easter Mass at Saint Peter's Square. The sun was out and it was a beautiful Easter Sunday. Even though we weren't at the mass, the tv made it seem like we were. The crowds were just too much for us for today, so we decided to relax and have a low-key Easter.
In each of the cities/towns we've been to at one point we've been able to see a panoramic view of the whole city, and Rome would be no different. Why not go on a hike on Easter Sunday and enjoy God's creation? What a perfect way to celebrate.
Of course, on our way there we got lost, but the hike was so beautiful and the view over Rome was something to see. We spent a few hours up at the top just looking around and admiring all the great beauty that surrounded us on this beautiful Easter Sunday. As we headed down the mountain we found this cute restaurant that we couldn't resist, so we sat down and ate (at 4:30 p.m.). I had really good lasagne, although no lasagna is better than my moms homemade (which I can't wait to eat when I get home) and the best bruschetta I've had in Italy. We ordered the house bottle of wine and to finish our meal some type of chocolate cake.
After dinner we walked to piazza Venezia and then got on the bus to head home. The bus was absolutely packed, to the point that the doors couldn't even close. And still, the bus driver stopped at every stop to let more people get on. At one of the stops most of the people got off and we could finally breathe again, only for Amanda to look in her purse and realize that someone had taken her wallet: on Easter Sunday, what a shame.
We made it home, even with that little bump, and realized the time had changed an hour. Welcome to Daylight Savings Time Europe. Which also means I am now 9 hours away from California and 8 away from Colorado. I was just getting used to the 8 and 7, it was actually quite nice!
At the end of the day, just before I closed my eyes, I realized that I didn't get to eat any Easter candy on Easter. Europe doesn't really have bags of candy. I miss America.
Day 10: A different kind of Easter
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