Yesterday Brian and I visited the ancient city of Rome. We visited with a small tour group that was amazing. The guide was very educated, an anthropologist and he brought Ancient Rome alive. It’s overwhelming and humbling to be around so much history.

We were fortunate to make our way into the Capitoline Museums during a rain storm and to eat lunch on a quaint Piazza before the weather broke loose for the second time.

The meals have been amazing so far. Lunch yesterday was gnocchi with fresh sea bass. Dinner was equally delicious.

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So far I have run out into a restaurant with soapy suds on my hands because I couldn’t turn on the water. Fortunately an annoyed server, carrying plates, ran into the bathroom to show me how to pump the water with a foot pedal. Doh! Then Brian and I got terribly lost last night. We missed our dinner reservation but somehow ended up in an amazing, lively neighborhood. We walked around with the locals on their passeggiata or evening stroll. It was magical. We stayed out until 1 am and the streets were still filled with young and old when we left for bed.