Pisa and Rome

Our last night in Florence, we had gone out to a disco, so we enjoyed a nice sleep on the train to Pisa, where we'd be spending the day. We met the guide at the station, walking through the town towards the tower and cathedral. Pisa isn't quite as cute or pretty as Siena or Florence, but it has several notable buildings, such as the science school, several churches, and we saw one of the three possible buildings that Galileo was born at. We finished at Campo dei Miracoli, seeing the inside of the duomo, before hanging out on the grass in front of the tower. Unfortunately our tour didn't include climbing it, and we were unable get tickets for early enough, but we still enjoyed our few hours in Pisa, lazing on the grass. 
Then we went back to the train station, taking the train along the coast to Rome. In Rome we got settled in our hotel, meeting another exchange student there, before going out for dinner. After our meal Azmon, a student on the tour, took a small group of us for a quick tour of Rome. He had been living about 20 minutes by bus from the city centre, and knew it very well. We saw the colosseum, the Vittorio Emmanuele memorial, some of the ruins, and the Trevi Fountain, before heading up to the Spanish steps, enjoying the warm night. 
We woke up early, meeting the guide to go to the colosseum. Unfortunately, our guide in Rome was not as good as our others have been. He was very knowledgable, but something between his accent and his way of speaking made him a little difficult to understand. He also gave us way to much information and after the third or fourth emperor, we got a little lost.  After our tour, some of the guys wanted fast food, so we went to burger king, where I had some of the most disappointing onion rings of my life. 
The afternoon, I wandered around Rome with a few of the others, checking out piazzas and fashion stores. I felt very out of place in Prada in   Then back to the hotel for a nap before dinner. After eating I went out again with Azmon, going to Castel Sant' Angelo and San Pietro, as well as piazza Navona, among others. 
In the morning we went to the Basilica di San Pietro. Once again, I was amazed by the scale of the building. It doesn't really feel big until you look closely. In other churches, there are more archways inside (I've forgotten what they are called - they divide the church into three parts), but Saint Peter's has five (I think), so it feels smaller. I loved seeing La Pieta again, as well as the wonderful mosaics and paintings. Outside we saw the castle again, then piazza Navona, then the church San Luigi dei Francesi (to see the Caravaggios - wow amazing a must see), to the Pantheon, and the Trevi fountain. After the tour, we split up, three students going to the Vatican museums, while the rest of us went for pizza a taglio and a nap in the park. 
All in all, I'm happy I'd already seen Rome, because the tour and walking around for two days didn't see as much as it should. But I loved hanging out with a local, and my exchange student friends. 
Today we got to Naples, looking forward to our tour tomorrow. Some of the other students are a little nervous about Naples - everyone says it's so dangerous. Perhaps Palermo has toughened me up a bit though, I'm not sure there's much to be afraid of. 
That's all for now! I don't want this tour to end, but now it's just Naples and Bologna left. (Trying not to think about it).