Friday, June 19^th:  Day 5 

Today, we started by walking  to the Villa Borghese.  There were no metro stations, and few buses close to our destination.  While we waited to enter, we bought some souvenirs.  They would not let us bring cameras or our bags, but they allowed the binders.  The first sculpture we went to was the David by Bernini.  He was 26 when he sculpted it.  The boy, David, is twisting his body while preparing to sling a rock.  Next, we saw another Bernini sculpture, Apollo and Daphne, where Daphne turns into a tree.  The bark grows up her legs, her toes turn to roots, her arms to branches, and her hair to leaves.  We then saw the Rape of Persephone, also by Bernini.  Persephone is being carried away by Hades, to the Underworld and she can’t escape.  He laughs at her attempts.  Last we saw Aeneas, again by Bernini.  A middle-aged man is carrying his father with his son behind him as they escape from the burning city of Troy.  The man’s father is holding an important family statuette. 

A little bit later we had a small picnic lunch at the park nearby, with fruits, meats, cheese, and bread.  During our lunch, a strange dog came up to us and sniffed around.  A lady came and we helped get it back to her.  Afterwards, we played catch with a Frisbee and a tennis ball.  Then, after that Mrs. Fingerhut yelled, “Water fight!!”  Everyone scrambled to a fountain for water.  A few people got drenched including myself.  By the end of this fight, the battlefield was soaked in water.  We walked back to the hotel and dried off in the heat.

At 3:00, we all assembled in the lobby with our laundry.  We walked to a nearby laundromat and started washing.  While we waited for the laundry, we went to a toy store and got something.  We returned just as washing was done, but the clothes needed to dry, so we played king’s corner while waiting.  At the end of the day, Mr. and Mrs. Fingerhut went out to dinner for their anniversary, and Mr. Travers took us to see “Marley and Me” in English.  Then he took us to McDonald’s.  I found this day fun, and the rest of the trip should be great.  --Nathan