Rome

Finally, I've gotten around to posting pictures from Rome. We met up with Regan and Cheri in Rome after their excursion to Venice. Cheri's cousin, Anthony, lives in Rome and was nice enough to host the four of us for a long weekend.

Since we had already been to Athens I was looking forward to comparing Rome to what we experienced in Greece. Truthfully, there was no comparison - there is so much more to see in Rome and so much more history. We got our fill of Athens after 1 day, however 4 days in Rome was the perfect amount of time. We spent the better part of three days walking the city stopping in Vatican City to see Saint Peter's Square & Basilica, the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, and climbing the 491 steps to the top of the cupola atop Saint Peter's Basilica. Of course we also hit the Colosseum, the Forum, Circus Maximus (if you've ever seen Ben Hur, this is where the chariot race is supposed to have been), the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Novona, and many places in between - including a bit of a side-trip outside of town to the Catacombs. Rome was an awesome experience, made even better by the companionship of a couple of our good friends and some great conversations. We're looking forward to hosting more friends and family in the future.

We'll be in Florida for two weeks over Thanksgiving, hopefully we'll see many of you while we're home.

--Ed