Roma!

So spring break started thursday after classes. I had dinner with my friends, Jackie made me a birthday cake with nutella icing and little sugar people and 21 candles. Then they proceeded to sing happy birthday to me at least 3 or 4 times because they realized that I really don't like birthdays or being sung the birthday song. Next thursday when spring break is over, we're having dinner with my professor again and apparently celebrating my birthday again (ew hopefully no more singing).
Anyway, my parents arrived friday morning in Rome where I met them at the train station. Rome is so big (even bigger than Florence) and smoky and even kind of smelly but full of amazing historical buildings and sights that I learned about in my ancient history and art classes: the colosseum, the roman forums, the vatican, st. peter's basilica, trevi fountain, palatine hill, etc. etc. etc. We took two three hour tours of rome: one ancient city tour and one of the vatican. We spent the weekend there and now we are here in Perugia for the week. My parents are staying in the Brufani Hotel (really nice 5 star hotel that Mussolini stayed in) and got an upgrade to a junior suite which is bigger than my apartment...
Today I gave them a small tour of Perugia- the school buildings, my grocery store, Parma (we had some panini) etc. Then we went to Assisi to see Saint Francis' Basilica and ended up taking the wrong bus and walking a bit to the top, but it was cool we saw a bit of the town and then took the bus and train back.
Tomorrow we are going to Florence for the whole day.
I would (or perhaps will in the future) write more about Rome but we did so much and I am very tired and getting sick :(
I will upload my pictures from Rome (all 250) on the yahoo photo page when I get a chance.
Talk to you all soon!