Rome is exceeding all our expectations. We arrived here yesterday, and I do not think the temperature has fallen below 30 degrees. Today we had to honour the siesta plan (especially after Gilles' liquid lunch!). We did an awesome walking tour yesterday that oriented us to the city and taught us plenty of necessary history. The Roman part of the city is incredible. The Pantheon is much more amazing than expected. That concrete structure is still an architectural marvel. I loved the cat sanctuary. We've yet to really explore the Colesseum and Forum.
The city is much larger and greener than expected. It is a delight to stroll around in the evening. Every 5 minutes by foot is another busy piazza, or the Trevi fountain, or the Spanish Steps.
Today we started our Catholic Church sights. It's not really that hard, since they pretty much declared everything their own, including all the Roman ruins. The Sistine chapel was anticlimactic for us, but St Peter's is amazing, if not over-the-top. We have to return later this afternoon as Gilles took too many photos and killed the battery.
Don--we have two of the funniest ping pong stories to share with you when we visit.
Gelato awaits...it's all you can do to beat the heat!
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