Today you'll be glad to know I felt much better - but before I talk about my day exploring Rome and the Vatican, I thought I'd give you a little insight into what goes on on the trip besides all the sightseeing. After 10 days of being on the road together the group has become a little family away from home. The average age on my tour is about 24 with the youngest being 18 and the oldest being 31. All together there is 37 of us. We started on the trip not knowing ...

So I finished my last blog with "best birthday ever" but today I had the worst hangover ever. Today we travelled into Florence for an early morning walking tour and I woke up 30 minutes before we had to leave in a makeshift bed on the floor. I had a killer queasy stomach and was majorly dehydrated. I also missed breakfast because I woke up too late. I felt much better about my terrible state however when we all got on the bus and none of us looked remotely awake...