Hello from . . . . . Rome

I've now stood in awe of that which folks have talked about for ages and ages. . . . Seeing Rome in person is something in itself.

Yesterday the hotel internet frustrated the heck out of me in Athens, so I pretty much gave up on making a post. . We did have a fun day of walking through markets though (Aunt Jane, Uncle Jack, and myself). .  We even caught some other ancient ruins by accident. The most exciting part was seeing the guards in their funny little outfits, even though we missed the big "changing of the guard" event.  The National Gardens nearby were great, because they were shady, and made us just sit back and relax.. . . I was wearing down from all the walking we had done over the last few days.   One more thing to add to Sunday in Athens: we had our best meal for our last meal.  Greek Food??? Not exactly. Indian food.  It was wonderful, though it wasn't spicy enough for my liking, I hogged out on Nan, and the three of us cleaned up our plates very well.

                                            Temple of Zeus

                                              Family shot

                                             Aunt Jane and Uncle Jack after dinner

                                            Stuff at Market

                                               Not sure what this sign means -- looks funny though

                                             Signs about the financial issues

                                              Guard

                                             I think I should wear one of these