Hey all,

We are finally feeling refreshed and a little less stressed. Rome was amazing and loud and stressful and busy. Like I said in our last posting the Colosseum was amazing. Trevi Fountain and the Spanish steps were both packed with people during our evening/gelato walk. OOOHHH, We love their gelato. We had a little bit of rain (Monsoon) the second day! Still managed to get out and see the Pantheon, the Piazza del popollo, and a few other fun places. Took a nice evening stroll in the Villa Bourghese (Central Park) it was good to get away from the noise for a while. It was good we took the metro on the third day because our leg muscles are definately very sore. Stood in line for about two hours to get into the Vatican museum. Once we got in it was very cool. Hazen might have become impatient a time or two with "crazy" tourists. It was really fun showing Aub some of the things that I really enjoyed last time and seeing new things as well.
We were very lucky to find a good grocery store so we have been eating very well. Headed up to Orvieto last night and got into town just in time to watch the sun go down behind the facade of the duomo. What a beautiful sight. The last batch of tourists were headed out of town as we were headed in. Attempted to use the phone but think we wound up calling someone in Russia. Will try again tonight. Sorry Lynn. Staying at a nice bed and breakfast where there is absolutely no english spoken. Aub is quite upset about a lip in the floor that has her big toe plastered all over it. (Heather stubbed toes are NOT funny) Went to the restaurant below our room for dinner and had the best brueschetta (that we didn't know we ordered) and amazing margahrita proschuito pizza. They had a band playing that our waiter deemed the "fake cranberries". They were quite good. We continued to listen to them after we went to bed. Spending today relaxing, sleeping, and doing laundry. Will try to make our way toward Civita tomorrow before heading north. All in all we are doing well and Hazen did not get jacked by the gypsies in Rome this time. Yeah!