July 3rd

Today was packed full of things and places to see. Earlier today we got to go inside the Colosseum. It was fantastic! It amazes me that people hundreds of years ago were capable of building these masive structures without the technologies of today and have it last for hundreds of years later. The Colosseum used to be covered in marble, over time people took it off and used it for sculptures and other buildings.
Later on in the day we went on a Off-the-beaten-track tour of Rome, our tour guid was awesome! Ms. Antonella she took us to three different churches and showed us around Rome. The first church we went to was St. Clement, church of St. Peter in Chains. It was a very old church, it was so neat! Underneath the church are anchient alley ways of Rome! So cool!
After that we headed to our second church St. Maria Maggiore, this church was a lot bigger than St. Clement and not as old. It was full of mosaics and sculptures. The third church, St. Carline was much of the same.
After the tour we were lucky enough to see the changing of the guards. It was quite the production, they had a marching band and everything! It was pretty sweet. When that was finished we headed over to Trevi Fountain. It was so much fun! We all got a chance to throw a coin over our left shoulder. Legend says that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. Two coins will lead to a new romance and three will ensure either a marriage or divorce.
Its been a good day, I'm super tired and exhausted but so happy to be here! Can't wait for tomorrow!