just showing up

Rome!!!
 
Caprese salad, white mocha, croissants, various meats and cheeses for breakfast.
 
Yum.
 
I want to live here.  :)
 
Right now we are off to see the Colosseum, the Forum, and St. John Lateran.
 
The architecture here is astounding.
 
Our shuttle ride from the airport was terrifying.
 
Our hotel last night booted us at 1 am, when we showed up exhausted from our day of flying, and from our crazy shuttle ride.  But they sent us to a different hotel, which was actually an upgrade, so I am not complaining.  :)
 
Mary Lu is quite the world traveller and is doing great.
 
And with that, we are off to do some exploring.  Yay for Italy!