Blogging on the T.V.

We have arrived in Florence and our hotel has just been renovated and is AWESOME! We are connected to the internet through the T.V. and out our window we see the hills of Tuscany. To continue on our journey in Rome...

We previously forgot to mention the Aggie we met inside the Sistine Chapel. He was class of '04 and recognized my A&M shirt the previous day. Also, as we were leaving the Colosseum, we saw an aTm scratched into one of the columns. We got a picture of Ashlee Gig 'Em with her ring.


We meet back with Cynthia and walk through the streets of Rome just as the Romans do. Thank goodness the majority of them are still at the beach. We first arrived at the Spanish Steps finding out they were given that name on accident because they are in the Spanish Square by the Spanish embassy. Surroundig the steps were stores hidden in the streets such as Gucci, Prada, Dior, and Lacoste. Don't worry, Ashlee didn't waste any money there. It is funny to see these stores in the streets of Italy because they look nothing like the stores back in America. These cities of Italy continue to be built on ancient ruins. They are not allowed to tear anything down, but only can be renovated. Just around the corner (hidden amongst the buildings just as all the other ancient sites are) we found the Trevi Fountain. The fountain was surrounded by lots of people. We were told to throw coins into the fountain with our backs facing it with our right hand over our left shoulder. One coin meant we would come back to Rome one day, two meant marriage, and three meant divorce...do I really need to tell you how many Ashlee threw in (I even caught her going back later on for a second go at it. Just Kidding...but seriously). After the fountain we found ourselves a little Italian cafe serving homeade Ice Cream. The chocolate and strawberry was absolutely delicious. I even had to wipe the Ice cream off of Ashlee's chin because she could n ot take a break from eating it to do it herself. Just down from the cafe, the street opened to see the magnificant Pantheon. It stood just as it did over 1800 years ago. The top of the dome is open and there are drains in the floor in case it rains too hard that the precipitation does not evaporate on the way down to the floor. After a few more sites and very tired legs, we met back with Vanda and made our way to dinner. Anther five course meal and an Opera show made us fall asleep at the table from a long and exhausting day. Sorry about the pictures, we cannot upload them on the TV so use your imagination.