Back to Ancient Rome today, we started out at the Piazza de Venezia. There was a wedding at the church next door which we got a picture of the bride and groom climbing the stairs up to the church (and their white rolls-royce getaway car).We then toured the roman ruins (called the Imperial forum) and touched 3500+ year old pillars, stairs, and walls. That was pretty amazing. There isn't much left of the buildings, but what is still there helps you visualize wh...

Will and Deidre's not so excellent adventure...So we got back to the hotel, and Will went out to buy a bottle of water for Deidre. Will had taken the keys, and since we're staying in older, family-run hotels, the door to our room locked with a key from the inside and the outside. Deidre asked Will to lock the door when he left, thinking he'd be back in 10 minutes. Mistake number 1. One and a half hours later, Will had not come back. At this point, Dei...

Rome is HOT! It has been 80+ degrees each day we've been here, and the Italian sun beats down on you like no other!The first thing we did after we checked in to our hotel is head to the Vatican Museum to see the Sistine Chapel. Neither of us being museum people, we wanted to see the Sistine chapel and ONLY the sistine chapel. First of all, the line to get into the museum spanned 2 blocks, but at least it moved quickly. After you get into the Museum, you need ...

We took the scooter down through the Chiani region of Florence today, and it was breathtaking, although I do have to say, at 6AM in Italy, it is not warm on a Scooter. We were REALLY cold, and I mean, REALLY cold!!! Our bodies were actually shutting down other processes to conserve heat energy.  The fog is pretty to look at, but when you're riding in it, you end up drenched.  Italian cappucino saved the day (affordable, warm, AND enough caffein...

Busy day in Florence today, we walked down to the Duomo, saw the tower, walked the markets, ate amazing fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil sandwiches, rented a much bigger scooter than we had in san tropez- it is 125ccs, and has a nice seat for longer journeys, rode along the river, saw the Vecchio bridge, went to a museum to see Michaelangelo's David, and watched the sunset from Piazza de Michaelangelo. Overall, it was a great, busy, and scenic day!Scooting ...