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we've made it to rome! we're staying just beyond the old city walls by a section of the roman aqueduct system. its so bazaar to be surrounded by such history and then see the mcdonalds on the corner and the graffiti sprayed all over the walls. laurent (our fabulous guide/friend) assures us that the city will soon become the most beautiful we've ever seen. we just have to get beyond the outskirts. our hotel is situated in a sketchy neighborhood...it seems the large city hotels are the worst. i suppose to make this all affordable they must book the cheap hotels.

at any rate, lets talk about things that matter :o)

we stopped in assisi on our way to rome today for lunch and to spend time in the basilica - i can not believe i was there standing in a chapel covered by frescos by giotto and cimubua... they were breathtaking! we were on the side of one of the mountains at the lower end of the alpines. assisi is nestled here and from the basilica we overlooked a huge valley. i felt the awe and magnificence of the sublime, an indescribable spiritual awareness. i was in tears.

tomorrow we're off to the vatican and to the trevi fountain in the evening.

this internet shop is just a few doors down from the hotel. i hope to be on again. we'll be in rome for three nights. then off to pompeii, delphi and athens.

bon giorno! *muah*