Spent the past 3 days in Rome. We were told this city was as big as NYC. I believe it. Everywhere you turn, there's an ancient building. A 16th century church here, an ancient column there. Amazing. On the first day here, we saw the Roman Forum, Colosseum and nearby Palantine Hills, some really cool fountains (including the Trevi Fountain), and the Spanish steps. Second day, we saw many churches. So many different styles. Today, we went to th...

We made it to Venice on Thursday after driving through the snow-capped Alps! It was a sunny June day, yet we drove through some snow showers en route! The mountains are so gorgeous. Our bus actually drove right up one of the mountains and then down again-- the most direct route from Zurich I suppose. I've got a bunch of pictures! Venice itself is incredible. Took a train to nearby town of Padua yesterday to see some of Europe's oldest churches and univer...