Gardens and Sunshine

I am coming to the end of my trip. It is very sad I know...But, don't worry good times are still to come!

Having passover is a little sad, basically because it is a Catholic place all around me, and I dont really think they understand the concept of Passover. But, I had a good time going to the Seder on Saturday night. It was nice just being around Jewish people, even if I didn't make the best of friends. It was somewhat funny celebrating the holiday Roman style. Instead of Choroset, they had this purple jelly goo that look slightly odd, despite the fact that it tasted amazing. It tasted like marzipan and honey and yumminess. 

Before Passover I went outside of the city to this mall I read about in the guide books. It was so crazy being there, because I feel like I haven't been inside a mall in forever. I had a good time going there, because it reminded me of home.  There was even a food court and a Mexican restaurant. As many of you know quesedillas are one of my favorite foods, other than grilled cheese and french fries...so that was amazing. I had to convince them to not put ham on it though, because of course italians put ham on anything. But, they had some cute stores, and Mindy and I had a good time. I got a new dress for passover! But, we were kind of bandits, because we couldn't find a place to buy a train ticket on the way back, so we kind of jumped train. And then two gypsies came and sat right next to us, which was worrisome, but we made it out alive.

Sunday, was such a great day, until the end of it. We had an optional 15 euro field trip to the Rome countryside. It was so beautiful and we went to the Ninfa gardens, which were natural gardens with beautiful flowers and the ruins of an old town. Then we went to this olive and wine vineyard/farm house and had a BBQ. It was so much fun, and they fed us amazing food. They first gave us these Italian beans, that were similar to huge peas, and some sort of cheese. We ate delicious chicken, patates, and artichokes. the artichokes were stuffed with onions and garlic and served to us slightly still on fire. But, they were amazing. They also served us wine, and lots of it. The sucky part was that 20-21 year olds couldn't hold there alcohol, which was not a pleasant bus ride home. But, over all it was a beautiful day the sun was shining and everyone was happy.

here are my pics...

some of them are of my market, that i did a huge paper on, and when I went to thai food for my friend ximena's birthday. They thai restaurant gives free wine to americans....

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