Italy part 1: Rome!

More ridiculous looking guards! I cannot take seriously any "guard" who wears MC Hammer clown pants.
Those little colored specks are people. Yeah, it's kinda big.
The Sistine Chapel didn't do much for me (don't get me wrong, it was pretty cool) but I nearly started hyperventilating the first time I saw this.
The Trevi Fountain
If you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain over your shoulder, it is supposed to mean you'll make it back to Rome someday. If you toss in two, you'll get married. Despite ME being one of the two oldest girls on the trip (and I'm not that old!) you wouldn't believe how many of the girls tossed in two coins.
The shoes I could not afford to buy for my sister, Kate.
Yes. Yes it is.

Rome was my favorite of the Italian cities. Lots to do and see and take pictures of, and the company was pretty good because we weren't sick of each other yet. The subway was a little sketchy with so many people and the constant warnings about pickpockets, but walking around was amazing. The first night a bunch of us walked around the entire city, despite the drizzling rain, and happened upon a concert going on, with lights, dancing and fantastic singing. It might have been romantic, but our trip was all straight girls, so none of that. However, I have to state that I'm beginning to suspect that it is a law that Italian waiters have to be really really cute.
We went out several times, and even though I've never been the biggest fan of Italian food, in Italy it is flat out amazing. I'm so glad I didn't study abroad there, because I'd be broke and obese within two weeks. For those of you who KNOW my eating habits, let me say this: I had lasagne that I literally could have eaten for three weeks straight without getting sick of it. I can't say enough about the food: it was just incredible.
The second day, we wandered around the city again, but with better weather and an actual guided tour. Actually, basically the whole time we were in Rome we just wandered around the city taking pictures. Even of things we weren't supposed to *coughSISTINECHAPELcough*
Americans may seem to have a complete disregard for "no photos" signs, but really I have to say that it is Europeans who are rude, which was entirely unexpected. I've really not been impressed.
Anyway, Rome was awesome and I'd love to go back.

Pisa, on the other hand, was boring. There's only one thing to see, and it takes five seconds to see it. It took longer for our group to go on a bathroom break than it did to see everything I needed to of the tower.