Caio!

Today was an exciting day for the Tommie Engineering Family. We started our day off in the classroom, and hopped onto a bus to take a leisurely 45 minute ride to Hadrian’s Villa. We were graced with an amazing tour guide, Gulia. She had all-encompassing knowledge of the places our class was visiting, and was able to answer all of our questions. It was fascinating to see all of the different spaces that Emperor Hadrian had and how they were utilized. Fun fact, at the Villa, they had a space where you could go catch your own fish and eat it for dinner from what was basically a large swimming pool!

After taking a tour of Hadrian’s Villa, we hopped back onto the bus and enjoyed a quite lunch as a large group at Alice’s Pizza. Here, we enjoyed Roman style pizza from the chain restaurant, with a cold Coke and Nutella filled pastry treat.

Next stop was the Villa d’Este in Tivoli. Julia guided us throughout the its palace and garden, which were beautiful depictions of the Renaissance culture. Here, there was an extensive number of fountains, basins, and grottoes that covered the landscape. Fun fact, the entirety of the water flow at Villa d’Este was sourced strictly by gravity and it was made possible by the different levels of the garden. As a class, were we were fortunate enough to be able to see the Organ Fountain open and play a tune at 4:30 p.m! A few classmates performed a little dance for us spectators. After completing this guided tour, we hopped back onto the bus and made the trek back to our home base of Hotel Twenty-One.