Shauna and I just returned home from a night at the Vatican - that Francis, he does keep the wine flowing. By now, you likely have seen clarification from "Vatican officials" that "Pope Francis' encounter with Kim Davis wasn't an endorsement of her views." They slightly altered our original draft - "Pope Francis met with criminals, including Kim Davis"... Well it's not the first time our work has been edited. We walked and walked and walked some more - the m...

Thanks to Christine and recommendations she sent, we had a yummy dinner in town. It is gnocchi Thursday and we had the local favorite, pasta with Parmesan and pepper. Oh yum! Then we went to order wine which was not being served unless it is under 5% alcohol - which makes it Hawaiian Punch with kicked up bubbles. When in Rome, we order up! We ended with gelato - double yum!

We arrived and after getting through the passport lines, we got a train to Rome - the Leonardo de Vinci, not to be confused with the Leonardo de Capria ... Oh yes, that's a goodie... Well it is funny if you haven't slept and we didn't. We walked up to a coffee bar and had a couple fabulous cappuccinos. Then we got a cab to the hotel where we dropped off out bags and the walked and walked and walked. You can see the Spanish steps behind Shauna and then we went ...