The Halftime Report

We finally got an internet connection that works.  It’s been a while, but here are a few views from our time in Rome.  This one is from the Vatican.  The museum there is pretty incredible as well.  Everyone goes to see it because of the Sistine Chapel, but there is quite a lot more and you can easily spend at least half a day.

We also caught up with one of our friends from college who lives in Rome now.  It was great to see him again after all these years.  While reminisching with him seemed like ancient history to us, here’s a bit of the real thing.   “Are you not entertained??”

My last post was cut short by the boarding announcement for the flight to Rome (there is free wifi at the Athens airport!), and unfortunately this one won’t have any pictures since I haven’t had time to upload from my camera lately.  I’ll just have to promise to improve the quality of the blogs next week.

We’ve been pretty busy the last few days doing some heavy duty sightseeing in Roma.  We saw the Vatican museum, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum, the Palatine, the Forum, the Trevi Fountain, and the Pantheon among other things.  I’m not used to this pace and am pretty exhausted.  At least there is great gelato to refresh us!

I feel like we have been following history in the last month, starting with the ancient Egyptians, moving on to Greeks in both Turkey and Greece, and finally arriving in Rome.  It’s been a nice journey and I’m finally starting to put together all those names, dates, and events into a continuous timeline.  History 101 was never this much fun.

Pictures coming soon.