We have been back from Rome for five days, and I'm missing it. Above everything that we saw and did, what I enjoyed most about the trip was experiencing the Italian city on foot and holding Matt's hand. It has been a loooooooong time since Matt and I had a week of undivided quality time. There were no electronic gadgets (iphones,ipads,computers,tvs) and because everybody around us spoke a different language, we were in our own little world. The photo is from the remains of the Vestal Virgins' temple. The Roman Forum site was our first day of exploration. It's hard for me to do justice to such a marvelous place with my weak blogging skills. So, in a nut shell: Rome lived up to its name of Eternal City. It was fantastic. I ate a lot of gelato. I drank many cappucinos (or cappucini in Italian). I'm thankful for the chance to travel abroad with my husband and I am GRATEFUL to Josh and Sue for keeping Corbin for a whole week. Ciao :0