A Monica Moment

This past Wednesday I had to go to ROME to take care of some business at the American Embassy. I was done pretty early in the morning and so although it was raining and I was only there for the day, it was my first time in la città eterna and I figured I would try to do a little sight-seeing before I went back to Bologna. I headed to the nearest major site: the Trevi fountain.

For those of you unaware of the rules governing the Trevi fountain coin-toss, they are:
- Throwing one coin over your shoulder into the water of the fountain will ensure a return visit to Rome
- Throwing two coins will ensure a marriage coming soon
- Three coins means a divorce.
And fun fact: over 3,000 euros are collected from the fountain daily.

Even though I was by myself in the middle of a downpour, I couldn't leave without tossing in a coin - it would be bad luck! So while performing a balancing act with my umbrella, I tossed my coin over my right shoulder...

My toss was followed by a "bing" and a "bang." The "bing" was the coin bouncing off the edge of the Trevi - the "bang" was it hitting me in the back of the head. The Spaniard couple next to me nearly died of laughter.

Ouch.