Some things...
We went to the Catacombs this morning. This was probably one of the coolest things I've ever done. First off, it was nice to get out the the city for a bit. Italy is realy nice place in the country side. Even the suburbs, which is where the Catacombs are, are nice. We had a tour (in English) which was pretty cool. The graves were empty, but this was one of the few times in my life that I can say that the place felt holy. It was as if the souls of the martyrs still inhabited the place. The notion is ridiculous of course, they'd be in heaven now, but something intangable, yet sacred, was left behind. We had mass down there. It was incredibly crampt just as it would have been 1600 years ago. It was so tight I was pressed right up against the altar, two feet from the consecration. That's the closest I've been to one ever, which is pretty cool.
These past few days november weather has just started. It's gotten very cool out all of a sudden, in contrast to the nearly constant sunny, warm weather. I like summer weather but the cool air has been a bit of a break. I warm October is just too much for me. (Wow, I've been in Italy too long. I almost spelled October ottobre. Yeesh.) Besides, even though I usually act pretty indifferent to them, I miss the autumn colors. Maybe the trees that they have here and there will change color before we leave. That would be nice.
Sean & Sydeny made themselves tacoes with some food and spices from a higher-end grocery store. It was a special treat for them and they let me have one, which was very nice of them. It's been a long while since I've had Mexican food. The hot sauce wasn't as good as what we get back in the States but it was a nice break from all the pasta.
Clair, Anne Terese, and I went to Termini (which is kind of like Grand Central Station for Rome.) to check out car rentals. We got one for the weekend for about 150 Euro, which isn't much at all. The three of us, along with possibly Beth, are going to head north tomarrow and shoot for Austria. We have no sleeping accomidations so I'll probably be sleeping on the ground along the way. This'll be an adventure. Wow, only one more free weekend after this one and it's booked for Poland.
Wow, only a month left in Rome. I've been here for two. It'll be nice to get home, but at the same time... I'll miss this place. I've gotten accustumed to the city and I'm learning the language. I can understand most of the bilboards and graffiti. Give another three to four months I'll probably be able to converse with the locals, but I'll be gone before then and I'll forget my Italian. I'll definitely visit again someday, if at all possible, no doubt about that, but it probably won't be for as long as this, and I definitely won't be able to pick up where I dropped off with the language. Oh well. This has been an awsome ride and it will be a long time before I think I'll finally process everything I've seen.
Just... Wow.
God Bless.
These past few days november weather has just started. It's gotten very cool out all of a sudden, in contrast to the nearly constant sunny, warm weather. I like summer weather but the cool air has been a bit of a break. I warm October is just too much for me. (Wow, I've been in Italy too long. I almost spelled October ottobre. Yeesh.) Besides, even though I usually act pretty indifferent to them, I miss the autumn colors. Maybe the trees that they have here and there will change color before we leave. That would be nice.
Sean & Sydeny made themselves tacoes with some food and spices from a higher-end grocery store. It was a special treat for them and they let me have one, which was very nice of them. It's been a long while since I've had Mexican food. The hot sauce wasn't as good as what we get back in the States but it was a nice break from all the pasta.
Clair, Anne Terese, and I went to Termini (which is kind of like Grand Central Station for Rome.) to check out car rentals. We got one for the weekend for about 150 Euro, which isn't much at all. The three of us, along with possibly Beth, are going to head north tomarrow and shoot for Austria. We have no sleeping accomidations so I'll probably be sleeping on the ground along the way. This'll be an adventure. Wow, only one more free weekend after this one and it's booked for Poland.
Wow, only a month left in Rome. I've been here for two. It'll be nice to get home, but at the same time... I'll miss this place. I've gotten accustumed to the city and I'm learning the language. I can understand most of the bilboards and graffiti. Give another three to four months I'll probably be able to converse with the locals, but I'll be gone before then and I'll forget my Italian. I'll definitely visit again someday, if at all possible, no doubt about that, but it probably won't be for as long as this, and I definitely won't be able to pick up where I dropped off with the language. Oh well. This has been an awsome ride and it will be a long time before I think I'll finally process everything I've seen.
Just... Wow.
God Bless.
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