Roma is in the Air!

Roma backwards spells "Amor".  Through her never ending and shockingly supernatural powers of observation, Morgan deduced this notion from an inside-out scarf hanging from neck of a passer-by.  And that has been the theme hear throughout Italy, Love.  Though our shamefully short tour of Italy was over in three days, we still got a descent taste of the infamous Italian culture.

The Colosseum rendured us speechless while the Sistine Chapel had us dreaming of lying on the floor while getting lost in our thoughts as we stared at Michelangelo's masterpiece. Though, had we yielded to our dreams we would have been trampled by the shoulder to shoulder stampede of tourists. Amazing how much traffic they let through the Vatican city.

To save money and the sheer fact that we are constrained by time, Morgan and I have been taking local buses around like a guided tour. We don't have a guide of course but the sights are breathtaking. And we might not get to go inside all of the churches, I mean cathedrals, now but we also know we well be coming back one day.

Florence was great, even in two hours. We just walked around getting lost and spontaneously amazed. Amazing buildings and cathedrals that seem impossible to have been built centuries ago. The early morning train from Rome had me craving gelato. So I indulged at 9 am. Now, I think Morgan is far more dissapointed with our time hanicap beacuse of the lack of exposure to the museums and historical attractions. But for me, the lack of time is eating away at my culinary exposure. Some of my favorite dishes will just have to wait for my return. But let me tell you, unreal pizza and pasta, ,obviously.

Venice is my favorite thus far. The interlinking canals, waterway foot bridges, and quaint movie-worthy hotel and restaurants have me enchanted. We opted out of the famous "gondola" tours and supplimented them for a cheap water taxi. It did the trick while leaving money for a nice river front dinner later on. Morgan is thrown by the late sunsets and plentiful wine. I enjoy the train rides that perview us to the rolling vine covered country sides. We were fined $50 euro for not filling out our "Eurail" passes properly. So that had me cursing under my breath for few minutes but I got over it. Perfect weather, perfect food, and perfect company has me smitten in Italy.