Vulci field trip

Oldest remaining Roman street

Vulci, I advise everyone to visit Vulci when visiting Italy! Vulci is the idealistic rolling hills and valleys as far as the eye can see. The only thing that breaks up all the farmland is the cows and sheep’s. It was beautiful! Today I headed to Vulci for my history class where I got to see ancient Roman ruins spanning for the 1^st through the 6^th century AD. The name of the archeological site is “Vulci e la maremma etrusca”. It was fascinating! I could not believe I was walking on real Roman made streets. It felt surreal; I was exploring Roman castles, homes, temples, and marketplaces. It was remarkable how in tact it all was for being thousands and thousands years old. I love my history teach because I have never met someone who could love what she’s teaching more than her. She actually makes me excited to explore the lands and see what I can find. I had never been more thrilled to look for ancient ruins in my life. It was also great to have someone there who could explain, in depth, all the history of what I was looking at. The Roman’s never felt more real and alive to me than they did at that exact moment.

After getting the see the ancient Roman ruins, she allowed us to explore what would be the outskirts of Roman village. It actually reminded me a lot of the English countryside. Nothing beats the beauty of nature. It was truly breathtaking. I sat on the edge of what appeared to be a never-ending fence and just tired to absorb all the beauty around me. I felt so small in comparison to the vast hills and valleys. It was wonderful to just sit and listen to all the sounds around me. I could hear cows mooing in the distance, horses grazing, and crickets chirping. Nothing beats those sounds, nothing! I then kept on exploring until I came upon a magnificent lugo (lake). The water was truly blue. The lake sat below an entire wall of large boulders.  It looked as if someone took a scoop out of the boulders and place perfectly blue water right in its center cutout. It was an amazing find! And to top it all off there was waterfall! I could have sat in that exact spot for days and been completely content. The region of Lazio is truly one of the most beautiful places I have never been too. Every time I think I couldn’t see something more beautiful, I do!