Geo: 41.8805, 12.1116I thought I would jot down some random observations that we've noticed on our trip. For those of you just finding this blog and not knowing me please don't send a nasty gram. These are not critiques, just observations :)! In Roma, our apartment had no oven, one bathroom, and only a loft for a bedroom that you had to stoop over in the whole time. Mauro our apt. manager said to buy that apt. would cost approx. 400,000 euros! Wow, good location though, I guess that's one of the reasons. Towels are thin cotton/linen "sheets" not fluffy towels as we know them. More like flour sack material.Tile everywhere!Potted plants, vines growing everywhere you can plant one, beautiful!!Toilets, find a big or small button usually on the wall. Usually, another button to stop the ... read more

Geo: 41.8707, 12.4007Hello again!We successfully made it onto the correct train in Romes large train station. Wasn t hard at all as soon as we knew what we were doing! Had an interesting experience there, while I went to ask a question about what track we should be at (just to make sure) :). Mom and Dad were approached by a young man asking for their tickets and pointing to a baggage cart. They refused and he was still nicely asking when I came back and also refused to hand over my ticket. We then got on the train and lo and behold there he was too! He keptswitching seats and hiding in the women's bathroom trying to avoid the conductor as (just as we thought) he was hopping the train! That was the only experience ... read more

Geo: 41.7057, 12.4805Having a great time, running out of internet minutes... Will report when we have any free time. Alive and well.... back, just bought 10 more minutes! We've had a whirlwind tour so far. Can't find the apostrophe button ...... (edited in 2017! fixed the punctuation, couldn't find the shift key to capitalize either)So far we've been to St. Peters Basilica, the scavi tour, Pantheon, Coliseum, Constantine's Arch, Ara Pacis (Augustus s Altar of Peace), Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps, Campo D Fiori, St.Ignatius Church with the false dome, LOTS of getting lost! there isn't a straight street here!Constantly taking our lives in our hands as we cross streets, everything you've heard about the drivers is TRUE! yet we are still here! go figure! enjoying the time of our lives, soaking up the culture, we're staying ... read more

Geo: 46.2741, -119.274Well, we have 3 days, 2 hours and 19 minutes to go till take off! Right now I'm just trying to get everything in one carry on bag and figure out this travel blog. I will try to post an update every couple of days if I can find an internet connection as we're traveling along. I have no idea how that is going to work so if you see no more messages just assume "technical difficulties" arose! Hopefully more to come in a few days!... read more