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Hello, hello from Rome!

We arrived here late this afternoon, after a long drive through Italy. Several stops were made along the way, including a visit to Pisa and the good ol' tower (she's still leaning). I was temporarily misplaced from the group after walking out of the bathroom at the coach park, to find that the rest of the group had already jumped the bus into Pisa -- about a 3 minute drive -- without me. Not a big deal but I certainly panicked. I took a few cliché photos with the leaning tower, ate some deliciouso amaretto gelato, and was harassed by vendors selling scarfs, knockoff handbags, and the like.

This evening we settled into our hotel in the east part of the city, ate a magnificent four course meal (I've never had such wonderful tomatoes), then walked to the Spanish steps and on to the Trevi Fountain for more gelato (I had a giant cone with four flavors and was in hea-ven), people watching, and soaking it all up. I've been here just a few hours, but I can already tell -- Rome is going to be one of my favorite cities. Dirty, yes, but definitely a lot of character and life.

I need a shower and some solid sleep. Tomorrow's plans include a tour of ancient Roma and a bunch of sites I cannot pronounce. I am very excited for these next few days!

Apologies that Ive been slacking on the skyping. I will call soon!

Love from bello Roma! (I hope I said that right)
Jenny