Tony's+Journal+and+budget

Day One August 20th
This is my first day in Pairs. I just landed and it is a vary nice place but seems expensive, good thing my hostel isn't too bad. I just arrived to my hostel. I am staying at Young and Happy Hostel which is in a good location next to 2 metro stations and many restaurants. Well since the plane ride was quite a few hours i took a nap so i feel completely rested. The only bad part about the plane ride was no food so i am starving. The staff here helped me figure out where to go to get my food to begin cooking. I ended up cooking for myself tonight and made up a salami sandwich. The food is fresh and i have a refrigerator in the kitchen. The people that are staying with me seem to be nice and are planing on doing a group visit to the Eiffel Tower! well it is a little late and i need my rest for our trip tomorrow.

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(My Hostel)

Day Two August 21st
Today was amazing we went and visited the Eiffel Tower and it was a really cool experience. It only cost $17 to ride an elevator to the top. The site seeing was amazing and we took many pictures. We had to pack our lunches but one of the people in our hostel was nice enough and bought the whole group dinner at le maulin de la galtte. It was a really nice place and the service was great. The best part was the food. By the time i got my food i haden't eaten for over six hours so i was starving. I ate Dos de cabillaud au beurre blanc, macédoine de légumes d’hiver which in english is Cod in butter sauce, mixed vegetables winter. The best part of today was all the sites we saw on the Eiffel Tower. Tonight will be my second night in paris and also tomorrow i will be heading to Rome. Well i think i should get to bed as it is 11:20 and i have a early morning flight at 8:25.

Day Three August 22nd
I have landed in Rome. The flight wasn't too long only about 4 hours long. I am staying in a hostel much nicer then my hostel in Paris. The name is Plus Camping Pini. It is a smaller room but it seems to have more privacy for me and a bigger kitchen. It is like a cabin for a camp and is nice and quite but the manager is a little more strict. If I don't get in by 9:00PM I get locked out until morning! Well I just got in and had lunch at Cul de Sac. The food was outstanding and the service was incredibly fast for a busy bar. I haven't eaten dinner yet but I am not hungry yet. Well since it is so late i think I will be heading to bed as it is 10:30 and i had a long day today. 

Day Four August 23rd
Today was really cool! I got to go and see the Pantheon in Rome. It was so cool in side. It looks smaller than it really is from the outside but on the inside is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. It is only 4 in the afternoon but i think will call it early tonight. I packed my lunch and went for a trip around Rome and went and saw the Pantheon which was free!!!! I took tons of pictures but will only post two or three. One of the coolest places in the Pantheon was the dome. It looks like a giant pencil eraser but is really pretty at the same time. I didn't know what the tour guide was saying but i liked the sights mostly. After I got home i did some research to understand the history behind it and found out at one point in time it was the largest dome in the world! I was surprised at how old it really is, it was built in 126AD!!! Well i am off to dinner then probably get some rest did tons of walking today and am tired.



Day Five August 24th
Today was really interesting. I went and saw the Colosseum! I found out it was built in 80 AD and for a building that old it is still in good condition to still be standing. I think its the best site Ive seen yet. The best part was seeing the inside of it. It was super big and could fit a TON of people. Since i don't speak good Romain when i got back to my hostel i researched it and found out more then 9,000 animals were killed in the building of it. I also found out in 847 the southern side of it fell due to an earth quake. The Emperor used it as free entertainment. Above the ground are four storys, the upper storey contained seating for lower classes and women. The lowest story was preserved for prominent citizens. Below the ground were rooms with mechanical devices and cages containing wild animals. The cages could be hoisted, enabling the animals to appear in the middle of the arena. Well i will get some sleep now as its 9 PM and i am extermaly tired.



Day Six August 25th
Had a long day today. First i had a flight scheduled for 9AM back to Paris. I got to the airport around 6 AM and found out all flights were delayed. The night before a plane crash landed around 11:30PM and all flights for the morning were delayed 3 hrs. It was interesting to see how people reacted especially those who saw the crash. I sat next to an old guy who saw the crash and he told me about it. He said the flames were 15 feet tall and 20 feet wide. He mentioned how fast fire fights responded to the reck but how long it took to put the fire out. He said it took them 5 hrs. to get the flames down and half an hour to let the plane cool. After that he asked if i had enjoyed my stay in rome and what sites i went to visit. I told him about the Collessem and about the Pantheon. He mentioned he never had seen the Pantheon and asked me if it was worth the visit. I had my ditigal camera and showed him the pictures. He said thank you and left right as i got on my plane. When i landed back in paris i was vary tired so i went back to my hostel. I had a nice meal on the plane. They said they were sorry and that was there way of saying sorry.

Day Seven August 26th
This week was exhasting. I am happy to be in my own bed again. Even though i am super tired i had tons of fun. My favriote place to of gone was the Pantheon mostly because it had the best sites to me. I really enjoyed the sight seeing and all the people and experiances i had. I would love to go for longer but sadly i have other things to do. Even though yesterday there was a plane crash and i was delayed i had a fun time and really enjoyed most of the airline foods. Now that im home my scheduels all messed up from the different time zones so i am going to get some more rest.

$15 || nothing || $17.50 || Hostel $3 || Food $7 || Colosseum $15 ||  ||   || $20 ||   || Food $10 ||  || Food $15 ||  ||   || Total Money Spent:1133!!!!
 * Day One || Day Two || Day Three || Day Four || Day Five || Day six || Day Seven ||
 * Plane Ticket $614 || Hostel $7.50 || Plane Ticket $416 || Hostel $3 || hostel $3 || Cab Ride
 * Hostel $7.50 || Eiffel Tower
 * Food shopping