Started the day early by going to a local hotel to catch a transfer van taking us to the tour bus for a tour of classical Rome. Started with Trevi Fountain and then the Pantheon. A little different than our first, spontaneous visit. This time it was early. Trevi Fountain was actually closed while they cleaned out all the money. There is a saying/thought/superstition thingy that if you throw a coins into the fountain, back facing the fountain using your rig...

Mom took me to Mom Church, you know, the Flea Market! On Sundays in our Neighborhood, there is a flea market, actually, just 1 street over from the apartment. There were vendors for blocks and blocks and the people, holy cow! Just like the states, lots of crap, a few good finds, but of course you have search, and oh did Mom search! We had fun though. After the flea, we walked around the neighborhood. Trastevere (pronounced Trest-Avery) is a very coo...

After over-doing it on Friday, we woke up late Saturday morning (maybe early afternoon, noonish), and got a late start. Decided to leave the apartment a different way which only took us the long way to the same place we've been going out of our neighborhood. Started to drizzle, then rain a little, finally a little more. Dad had the genius idea of getting ponchos instead of umbrellas. Paid 6 euro (about 8-9 dollars) for 2 and they tore as we were removing th...

Mom wanted to see the Capuchin Crypt beneath Santa Maria della Concezione dei Capuchian, this is a weird place to say the least. Some monk was given permission to create art using the bones of dead monks, this place was strangely creepy and really amazing. This place is about 4 miles from the apartment, we thought, no problem. So off we go. We're walking a bit (and a bit more) and I decide it's time to check the map, we're off course but not so much that w...

Small cars and scooters everywhere! They love the Smart car, as well as many other tiny cars. Cars from Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan that I've never heard of. Many small ones from Fiat and Opel. Scooters everywhere and motorcyles, but many less than scooters. Rarely do we see a full sized car, almost no SUVs or trucks other than those used as a utility/service vehicle. Even the vans and buses are compact. Cars and scooters zipping in and out of t...