Because of time and funding, we are not going to the all-day Pompeii trip, but rather doing a 4 hour trip to Hadrian's Villa, which has some ruins and beautiful gardens. The rest of my time in Rome will be spent exploring the ancient ruins and Vatican City.
Yesterday afternoon there was a bus provided that took us to the top of Mount Grappa, the large mountain that can be seen out my window and the namesake for many of the nearby small towns. It took us an hour to get to the top and I don't know how we made it up the winding, skinny, steep "roads". Many of the people on the bus were experiencing motion sickness. Once we got there, the view was amazing but also not too extravagent because we were basically in the clouds... it was cold and breezy with patches of snow on the ground. It was also a war memorial for many WWII soldiers. There was a temple and I lit a candle. We talked with some Italian soldiers and took a picture with them. It was a nice afternoon.
My mom tells me many of you that read can't seem to figure out how to leave a comment. I'll try again to explain, but if you can't figure it out just keep talking to my mom because she forwards all the messages to me. At the bottom of this post, click on "comments" next to the time I posted. From there a new window will pop up where you will elave your comment. Next to where it says "name" type your name. Leave the next line "URL" blank. Then write your comment in the larger box. In the box to the right of "Comment as:" select "Name/URL". Then hit the button that says "Post comment". Hopefully this will work. If not, like I said, keep talking with my mom because she let's me know.
Marostica & Florence pictures are finally up! I hope you enjoy them.
Have a good weekend!
Leo is quite handsome! Too bad he doesn't seak English and lives so far away...
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