Wednesday

Yesterday we flew from Rome to Paris. It is a lot colder here. We are staying at a really cute bed and breakfast on the outskirts of the city. It is in a little neighborhood. Last night David, the girls and I went around the block to the grocery store for dinner. We had so much fun looking at all the unusual things on the shelves. Today, the girls are going to a ballet and afterwards we are all going to do some sight seeing. Hopefully, I will have some great pictures for tomorrow!
Au Revoir!

Basilica of St. Paul.
The parts that look like yellow paint are real gold!

Lemon tree full of lemons!

Boys are boys no matter where you take them!

The French countryside!

Sunday

Hey, friends. Here's a few more pictures from Rome!

Look at this tiny car! I think Grace could actually drive it!

At the Coliseum with a Roman soldier.

Kids climbing rocks at the Coliseum.

Two old ladies we picked up from an little Italian village.

The Coliseum at Christmas.

Grace's hand touching the wall inside the apostle Paul's prison.
Paul's hand might have touched here!

Day Three in Rome

We had a great day yesterday.....the weather was perfect (upper 50s). David shot video basically from sunup to sundown, so the rest of us walked around the city. We had a great breakfast at the hotel (bread, butter, fruit, salami, hot tea.) Grace liked the cookies and hot chocolate the best! Then we headed out to a gorgeous fountain. Across the street from it was a cathedral dedicated to angels and martyrs. It had some gorgeous paintings (mostly on the ceiling) and statues. It also had the biggest pipe organ I have ever seen!

After that, we got some gelato and McDonald's french fries, and headed down the main boulevard. At the end of this looooong street was the capital building of Rome. It was so big, and had so many stairs and so many statues, that you really couldn't take it all in. Unfortunately my camera was out of battery by that time, so I only got one picture. Maybe we will get back there and I will take some more.....

By that time we were completely across the city from our hotel----too far to walk. So, we figured out how to catch a city bus that took us back to our side of town. Because Papa (David's dad) is extremely hard of hearing, I had to figure out what bus to get on, where to catch it, and where/how to get tickets----and NO one spoke English. And then we had to get all 9 of us on the bus. That was an adventure!

We had a great day!

Bonjourno!

Hey all!

i am still trying to figure out how to get pictures downloaded on this site......maybe i will get some before this trip is over!

we had a great trip over. 9 hours, 2 meals, 2 snacks, no sleep, 1 spill, and 50 trips to the bathroom later, we arrived in rome. the children have been real troopers---not one complaint! We checked in (it was morning in rome) and went and had pizza for lunch. after a nap, we all woke up and headed out to see the Santa Maria Maggorio, one of the most beautiful cathedrals in rome. it is the only cathedral in rome that was not damaged by a great earthquake that happened in the 1300s or by any war. we were only there for about an hour, and barely scratched the surface. we will hopefully go back sometime this trip.

we then went for dinner and all had a wonderful time together. i will write more tomorrow.....or today :)

1st day in rome

our flights, our shuttle, and everything went as smooth as possible. a little jet lagged, but praying for a great night of rest. heading out to st pauls outside the walls tomorrow. here are some pictures of the first day. i'm posting our desserts because they were amazing!

chow,

david