Provide an appropriate sequencing word to fill in the blanks.

My friend and I visited Italy last summer. (1) _ , we flew from New York to Rome in first class. It was amazing! (2) _ we arrived in Rome, we immediately went to the hotel and took a long nap. (3) _ , we went out to find a great restaurant for a dinner to try out Italian national cuisine. (4) _ a scooter appeared out of nowhere and almost hit me! The rest of the trip was with no surprises. (5) _ , we began to explore the beauty of Rome. (6) _ the afternoons, we visited ancient ruins and museums. At night, we visited the clubs and wandered along the streets. One night, (7) _ I was getting some ice cream, I saw an old friend from high school. Imagine that! Unbelievable! (8) _ , we caught our flight back to New York. We were happy to meet each other. I enjoyed this trip a lot.