Ciao readers, So, since the last blog entry, we've actually been pretty productive...some of the highlights: -Our two days in Rome were frenetic and jam-packed. We saw all the Rome-y things, walked for hours, and only treated ourselves to gelato once (a day, that is). Towards the end of our second day, we decided we wanted to see Old Pope's tomb...however, we were stopped after security found my swiss army knife (Liz, after: "What? He's already dead!"). So that was sorta disappointing, as was discovering at 10:30 p.m. that the Metro was closed for repairs. I would like to say that we instead walked back to the hostel, but that would be a lie...we took a cab. -Next day, we boarded a train for Florence. Twenty minutes into the ride, this sour-faced man trudged down the
... read more
