This was one of the longest days of my life. After getting ready and finishing up packing I squeezed into the tiny Italian elevator and tried to make my way downstairs. I say try because I got stuck halfway between the first and second floors. Luckily a guy I had met the night before came along to let me out. I checked out of the hostel and then made my way to the airport.

The Rome airport is one of the craziest places I have been to. It was a good thing I showed up early because there were all kinds of random security checkpoints. Places where some officers just decided to stop and check everybody’s passport. After finally making it on to the airplane I settled in for the longest 11 hours of my life. The plane was tiny compared to the plane I took to London, but since I was so tired I really didn’t care.