Homeward Bound & Rome

Our countdown to home is in full swing! Jason has his LAST law school exam tomorrow, Tues. We're packing up on Wed, cleaning the house on Thurs, having our 'inventory check out' & heading to a hotel close to the airport on Fri afternoon.

Saturday (or as I'm calling it, The All Day Flying Extravaganza!) we take off from Heathrow Int'l at 10am and fly many many MANY hours to NYC landing at 1pm EST. We have a lovely 3 hr layover and take off at 4:30 to land in Orlando at 7:30pm which our bodies will feel as 12:30am. By the time we get settled in our temp Lake Mary condo, it should be close to 2am London time! We'll see how we do with reverse jet lag! Send good vibes for L to be good on the planes:)


A few weeks ago, (OMG that was just a few weeks ago!) my mom and I headed to Rome. We had a whirlwind trip and saw all the sites. Our first day there we had lunch next to the Colosseum, coffee outside the Pantheon, and dessert by the Trevi Fountain...what a perfect day.

Our room...

Street from our room.
Easter candy


Gotta love audio guides...gosh have I heard a bunch of these the past 4 months.

They were building this stone wall. The poor guy was busting the stones and then searching for the right one to fit, not an easy job.
I know.... it's humongous,...and it was delish!
The Roman Forum

This is the square in front of the Pantheon.

Coffee time
The Trevi Fountain, they say if you throw a coin in, it guarantees your return to Rome. Worked for me once, why not again!
Our gelatto :)

There are SO MANY ruins around the city...even in the subway tunnels! The rectangular frame on the right is actually there so you can see part of an old Roman wall. I'm assuming they found it while building the subway.

Close up of the wall...I know more old blocks of marble.
Saturday we visited the Vatican Museum. Gotta tell you, the statues there were very into cosmetic surgery.


Nose Job...

Breast Implant....
Still waiting for a total reconstruction ....
We visited St. Peter's Basilica


Fancy water fountain...
Here's proof it exists! Jason and I discovered this glorious ice cream bar on our trip to Italy in 2000. We've always kept an eye out for it. 9 years later, I've found it... in Italy again. Think they'll ship to FL?

This was a sign in a shop advertising wine. Thought it was funny it was written on the back of a piece of ceramic tile. Marble and tile are more prevalent and cheaper than cardboard!
This movie has followed me through out Europe!! It's been advertised in London, Paris, Amsterdam and now Rome. It's been interesting to see 'Marley and Me' translated into the different languages.

Fly Home Countdown: 5 days