In Roma

We made it! We started the day in Amalfi...took a bus ride (11am) to Solerno...and just barely caught a train to rome (12 30). The train ride was beautiful...and we took a bus from the train station to our hotel columbus (4 30)...which is 200 meters from The Vatican. The hotel is lovely. It is a converted monostary.



We dropped our bags and ran to the Spanish steps (1 mile)

and then to the Trevi Fountain (1.5 miles)

and then to the coloseum (2 miles) and then back to the Vatican for dinner on the streets of rome at a lovely restaurant. Ash had a canolini and I had rigatoni with wine (chianti), dessert and (illy) coffee. It was perfection. We then took a qick visit to the Vatican at night to see it all lit up and now we are about to check in for the night (10pm).

We are having a great time and have met all kinds of nice people (Italian and English alike).