Hey, still in Rome and it is beautiful weather, though very hot. Yesterday we ended up walking 12 miles. This morning we walked 7, so we figure we are earning any extra calories that we might be consuming. Yesterday afternoon we went to the Villa borghese and walked all though the most beautiful parks and grounds, and then went to the museum. I discovered that I really like Bernini. This morning we attempted St. Peters but it turns out that you can no longer just walk in to St Peters. You must go through security so there are crowds....and on Wednesday morning (there is a papal audience) the lines are hours long and you need a ticket to sit ...no problem...we could stand...but nothing is open until after the audience. So, we opted to walk down to the trevi fountain and pantheon and past the imperial forums. Oh, for all those who remember the infamous "Well, she is not stupid" quote from our guide Jackie in Roslyn, we have a new one. "Wuh, Wuh, Wuh" which means www for world wide web..........well, guess you would have had to have been here to appreciate it. We discovered that some sites close for 3 hours at lunch, so this basilica that we intended to go to has to wait for another hour........siesta time in Italy, I guess. That is all for now!
Patty and Deborah
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Well, as our pronunciation of www is 3 syllables for each "w" I would say that wuh wuh wuh makes much more sense at a total of only 3 syllables! But that is a riot. Keep up the updates!
Well since W is double U maybe we should just say ewwww, you know like when something stinks. Considering some of the content on WWW that might even double as editorial ;-)
Siesta time, ah what memories. When I went to Rota, Spain in '70 we couldn't get aircraft parts in the early afternoon. The Navy had contracted supply to the locals and they shut down. But it was interesting to see stores open at 11PM.
You just need to stay up later and enjoy the nightlife.
Where are you guys? Surprised no updates yet. How was Assissi? Happy feast day mom!
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