Yesterday was a very full day because we decided to take the metro and the train over to the beach at Ostia Lido. It was a fairly short ride, considering; it took us probably 45 minutes to get there. One great thing about the metro is that the closest station is at the Colosseum. It was the first glimpse of it that I got, however, the sun was directly behind it making it impossible to get a picture.
The beach was not touristy at all and was full of families who were on vacation, which was nice. The sand is very dark, almost black, so it burns your feet. There are a lot of sea-washed rocks at the shore line, and it is easy to find really neat pieces of old tile that have been washed smooth. I saw a restaurant that I really should have photographed, but I was so tired at that point I didn't. It was called the Old Wild West Steakhouse, and it had a giant menu with colorful images on it. One of the prominent ones was for Mississippi Beef. I am really unsure what that means.
Today has been sort of slow. We had our first orientation, and not much happened except for receiving our cell phones. I think the grad students and I are going to go on a big adventure to find....Ikea. Hah! It is an adventure because it is far away from old Rome where we are staying and there will definitely be fewer English speakers. We shall see how it goes.
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