8 Hours in Rome

I have been back in the US now for about two weeks, but I am just getting around to finally posting my pictures and updating WorldSavour. The second half of my trip was a whirlwind

starting with my 8 hour layover in Rome.

The day I flew to Barcelona, I woke up in Minsk, Belarus around 5am and had a quick breakfast of toast and tea before heading to the airport. I flew into Rome, where, because of how my flights worked out, I had an 8 hour layover. I had never been to Italy before and 8 hours is certainly not enough to even begin to explore, but I was determined to take advantage of what little time I did have.

I took the train into Rome, and with my huge backpack in tow I stepped onto the streets of Rome-without a map or any idea where I was! I just started roaming with the goal of finding lunch. There was no way I was going to spend an afternoon in Rome without eating some Italian pasta.

I eventually came across a cute lunch spot. I won't lie and say the pasta was mind blowing. Unlike Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love, I was not "having a relationship" with my pasta... but it was pretty darn good. After lunch I set off to explore, finding the Basilica di San Giovanni in Lateran and the Coliseum. I finished off my afternoon with pistachio gelato before heading back to the airport. Exploring a city completely by myself was such an amazing exhilarating feeling.

Not knowing the language or where I was, was an exciting challenge and I would love to do some more traveling by myself.

I landed in Barcelona around 9:00pm where my friend Michelle greeted me with some Pan con Tomate for dinner. Breakfast in Minsk, lunch in Rome and dinner in Barcelona- one of the best days I have ever had.