Wow, I know it is hot back home, maybe even hotter than here, but we could not afford to sit back and relax with just 2 and half days in Rome. Anna has been a little overwhelmed with all the people here, and I have been sweating my butt off in the heat (hard to imagine, I know). When we got in we walked straight to the Colleosseum (just 10 minutes from our place) and just into the Roman Forum. Then we caught the metro to the Spanish steps where we met a fa...

Ciao! Well, we didn't get to tell you much about Cinque Terra Yesterday, but we have a little more time today. When we got here we checked out Monterosso, with their "sand" beaches, that are more like small rocks. It was great still because it feels so good to relax. Yesterday was the market in Monterosso, so we walked around that, and I got some "European" swimwear, yikes. It was also the Saint day for Vernazza's saint (I forget who) so there was a ...

We are in Cinque Terra, staying in the beautiful town of Vernazza. Tomorrow morning we are going to do the hike betweeen the five towns. Now, we bettter hurry because the firework celebration in our town is about to begin! We miss everyone back at home!!!! Love, Bryan and Anna

Ahhhhhh Venice...... The streets are made of water! It is absolutely beautiful! After a 13 hour night train, we arrived in Venice with the sun blazing and a wonderful breeze off the sea. We spent the morning walking around Piazza San Marco dodging pigeons and tourists. Tonight, we plan to explore the night life of Venice, hopefully finding live music and cheap wine. Ciao!