Quick Update

Today we are in Rome and I did not want to leave this city without giving you an update on our whereabouts as I think it will now be a little bit more difficult to get access to the internet for the next couple of days.

The Amalfi coast was spectacular. I could´ve never imagine how beautiful it is. We visited Amalfi, Positano (my favorite so far), Sorrento, Capri and Anacapri. The weather was great: sunny and clear blue skies. We even got a tan from just walking around the towns all day long. Because of the time of the year the days here are longer and it does not get dark until around 9:15 - 9:30 PM.

We have been in Rome for 3 days now visiting as many places as we can:

-The Coliseum and the Roman Forum

-Vatican City: St. Peters Basilica (where we attended mass on Sunday and received the blessing from the Pope that he always gives on Sundays at noon), the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel

-The Pantenon (an old pagan temple converted to a Christian Church by Constantine). The famous painter Raphael is buried here. This is one of the things that I find amusing in this city, that whichever church you walk into (even if it is by chance) you will find that someone whom you read about in a history class is buried there.

- and a lot of different "piazzas" which would probably put you to sleep if I started naming them

Tomorrow we are off to Tuscany and Cinque Terre. We will be driving for the next couple of days. And just by observing how people here drive I can only say that it should be very interesting!!