Postcard from Italy!

2 days in and we are ready to go home....psych! Italy is gorgeous, we have been blessed with back to back days of temps in the 70's and bluebird skies. Also have been fortunate to see lots of skinny jeans on dudes and some sweet gold tennis shoes on the ladies! Trying to persuade Rachel to get a pair. Here is a rundown of 1st 2 days:

Day 1:
Trevi Fountain - packed, but very cool. May have contracted CO2 poisoning from all the Euro-smokers...also saw The Statue of Liberty! It was amazing, it was about 5'7" tall standing on a milk carton and had a face of a young spanish man...Not sure how they did that, but it was pretty special to see an American icon in Italy
Colosseum - Amazing....HUGE! Great stories too from our tour guide. My favorite being that when a gladiator was killed in battle, they opened these doors and out came a guy painted blue with huge wings on his back who would take a hammer and smash the dead gladiators skull to prove he was dead to the crowd...Sorry for the graphic, but it was interesting...We also got asked if we were Australian...is this good or bad? I thought it was excellent.
Pantheon - Again, totally crowded, and unfortunately half of it was under scaffolding.
Spanish Steps - Steps. Lots of them. People. Many of them. Street Hustlers. Everywhere. Roses, bubble blowing guns, glow in the dark helicopters, clanging metal balls, fake purses, small glass boxes with 'Roma' carved into it...

Had a bomb.com dinner at Dal Bolognese in Piazza del Popolo. We did tagliatelle, maccheroni al gratin, and ravioli. Then we went to 'Gusto and had a great glass of wine and talked with the waiter whose only experience in America was when he lived in Houston...he thought all Americans talked with their mouth closed and said "howdy y'all"...funny stuff

Day 2:
Sat in an outdoor cafe and waited FOREVER for a latte and a yogurt parfait. Seriously, speed of service here is short of horrible so far...But we are enjoying sitting in the squares and being able to people watch and eat outside.
Vatican - Took an amazing tour of The Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica, both of which were amazing. If you ever come to rome check out Rome Odyssey tours, they provide you with a scholar for a guide, who is extremely well versed in Roman history and the history of the Catholic church.
Now...blogging, letting my feet recover from the walking
Tonight...what else but wine?

Ciao!

-Giacomo & Angelina