Alas, no photo updates, because this computer is running ghetto Windows 98 that doesn't understand what a digital camera is. However, picture in your mind the following things, which we saw in Rome over the past day and a half - Rome may not have been built in a day, but the highlights can be visited in one:
- St. Peter's Basilica: third time that I've seen it, but still quite impressive.
- Santa Maria della Concezione: a freaky crypt, where all the decorations are constructed of human bone.
- Piazza Navona: for lunch and people watching
- The Pantheon: extraordinary for the concrete dome erected BC
- The Vittorio Emanualle II Monument and the tomb of the unknown soldier
- Free Art Gallery filled with gorgeous landscape modern art; name eludes me, but trust me - it's there!
- Palatino: the original site for the foundation of Rome
- The Roman Forum
- The Coloseum
After, we met up with Jeff's friends and our former classmates, Chris and Lara for a 4 course Italian meal - Primeri (Pasta), Secundi (Meat), Salad, Dessert, then we had gelato, had more liquor walking along the boardwalk of the Tiber, got lost, ended up at Circus Maximus where a whole bunch of homeless backpackers were playing bongo drums, then finally made it home.
This morning, we quickly went to see the Catacombs outside the Roman wall. These were extremely cool, both figuratively, and temperature wise - at least 15 degrees cooler than outside. Geez it was over 40 degrees yesterday!
Impressions of Rome: you can always find something new to do there, in my case the Catacombs and the Palatine Hill. But, it is a dirty city, to be quite honest, nothing compared to Florence, where we are now.
Tomorrow, we intend to have a yummy Tuscan meal.
A quick hee hee: Jeff peed in the bidet!!!!
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