DESIGN: Roman Holiday

Italy.
5 letters that spell a word that brings wonderful memories to mind.  When I was in college I studied abroad. Italy and France.  I had to go! I planned and saved. Then I went!
I studied in Italy first then they moved us to Paris to finish. It was such an experience, that I still think about it today with a huge smile on my face.

We landed in Rome, stayed 3 days before leaving for our final destination of Florence. Today, I will be sharing some of the most memorable moments of Rome.

The first evening, I decided with a couple friends that we would go in such of a perfect pizza! (of course, we didn't think to take a map!) We walked around for about an hour and found a wonderful place, ordered our pizza and drank many glasses of amazing red wine! On our way home we realized that we were lost and with no map we just kept walking and exploring.
I remember we stumbled into the tiny piazza that housed the Trevi Fountain!  I squealed with glee upon the site. "it's the fountain from A Roman Holiday!" of course the the 2 males that were with me had no idea what I talking about. It was late at night (took us about 3 hours to find our way back to our hotel) and I wasn't ever able to get a good photo of the fountain.  I think that movie is what spurred the idea to get on a moped with a young Italian man to show me all of Rome. Crazy- yes! Fun-absolutely.  My friends were not to happy with me but it was an experience I will never forget.

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The next day we went to the Coliseum at 6:30am. (hello- jet lag!) but it was worth it. I wish I could find my photos, their was fog rolling through the coliseum and there were cats which made it seam more eery that early in the morning. 

Later that day we walked to the Villa Borghese which was amazing.  I remember laying on the floor in the galleria with my friends staring up at the ceiling, it was late in the day so no one said anything. It was beautiful.

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I need to get back to Italy someday.  The food is amazing, the wine is fantastic and the people are friendly.  My friends will be leaving this week for a 2 week holiday in Italy, they are going to have a wonderful time.

If your planning a holiday in Italy, make sure you stop by shabby apple to purchase a few dresses that are perfect for traveling! They have a new line Roamin' Holiday which has pretty dresses that are comfortable and well priced.  Also, come back tomorrow .... my first give away ever!!

Please share your Roman Holiday adventures.

xx

callie