Canisius College Women's Basketball Italian Tour - Day Nine
We departed from Montecatini around
8 a.m. and arrived in beautiful Rome around 12:15 p.m. We then ventured to the
Spanish steps and were given two and a half hours of free time to walk around
and see the streets of Roma. The stores in Rome were high-class designer stores
such as Fendy, Versace, Dolce and Gabanna, Dior and Chanel. There was a lot of
walking and sightseeing involved today but little shopping done. Rome is
probably the busiest city we have visited on this tour, but has many amazing
ancient buildings and beautiful monuments. After we split into our groups from
our meeting spot at the Spanish steps, we headed to McDonald's. Erin had
promised Britt that her rehab for her groins would be to run up and down the
Spanish steps, and her reward would be a Big Mac at the most famous McDonald's
in the world.
We met at the fountain at 3 p.m.
where we greeted our tour guide Flavia, who spoke extremely good English. She
took us to the Treves Fountain where we all were instructed on how the wishes
worked. Throwing the coin with your right hand over your left shoulder, the
first coin represented a return visit to Italy, a second coin was to represent
a wish that one had, and the third coin was the coin of true love. We all took
pictures and got some ice cream, and then began our long tour on foot down to
see the Coliseum. Today seemed to be extremely stuffy because the humidity was
very high. It was a long day, but a very special day because it was Anna Zeh's
sixth birthday. We all sang on the bus ride to Rome this morning, and
celebrated with a beautiful cake after dinner tonight. Anna and Gavin have been
so good on the trip, they have not complained once and seem to be having an
amazing time.
Sadly, Saturday will be our last full day in Italy. We start the
morning off by heading to Vatican City (the fourth country we will have visited
on this trip) and the Sistine Chapel and then we head to back to Rome to view
the city and its historical architecture. Our game has been moved back to 8 p.m.
for Saturday night because of the heat, and this team is supposed to be a
really good and professional team.
Ciao!
Mic
