Mar 25, 2011

Captions (left to right): Running on the street in front of St Peter’s Basilica and Vatican City, a group of runners passing in front of the monument in Piazza Venezia, me and my finisher’s medal after completing my first marathon. This past Sunday I had the privilege of running the 17th annual Maratona di Roma. It was a fabulous and unforgettable...

Mar 22, 2011

Captions (clockwise from top left): Trevi Fountain, Carey at the Roman Forum, St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City all lit up at night, Arch of Constantine. Today we’re going to do something a bit different. Last week our dear friend Carey came and visited us in Rome on her spring break. We asked her to write a little something about her experiences...

Mar 16, 2011

Last Sunday we witnessed an amazing event: a football (soccer) match between Rome’s two football teams: AS Roma and Lazio. There is a healthy rivalry between the two teams, and there was a good sized crowd out for the event. As an AS Roma fan, I was thrilled to get tickets and go to the match. We splurged and bought tickets behind the benches, instead of...

Mar 15, 2011

After a fantastic month in Athens, Greece, we have traveled to Rome, Italy. It was just shy of a year ago that we landed in Rome to explore the Eternal City at the beginning of a five month trip through Europe and the UK. Though Rome was the first destination on that trip, it was also our favorite. And that is why we decided to come back. We thoroughly enjoy...

Mar 5, 2011

Clockwise from top left: Erechtheum on the Acropolis, Greek salad at a restaurant in Plaka, black olives at the Athens Central Market, and bronze plaque announcing the winner of an Olympic game in the National Archaeological Museum. Our last two weeks in Athens went by very quickly. We did and saw a fair amount of things that haven’t already been covered...