07.22.09
ROME, ITALY
It was interesting...everyone we asked that had been to Italy all said Rome was their favorite. Upon arriving there, it wasn't hard to see why. It had the feel of New York City but had the history and art of another world gone by. We went to the Vatican City, experienced Michangelo, throw coins into the Treve Fountain, climbed the Spanish steps and filled ourselves silly with pizza. What was so cool about Rome is that you would be walking down a street filled with modern shops and then turn the corner to find an ancient landmark like the Parthenon. The history is sprinkled like that throughout Rome. We waited until our last day to go visit the Forum and Coliseum. Of course, it was the one day where it rained and had a thunder and lightening storm, but it just made it that more raw and beautiful. It was so neat to think that I was walking in the same steps as gladiators, Cesar and countless other people centuries before me. When I found out we were going to Italy, I knew the one shot I wanted was of the Coliseum at night so on our last night in Italy we went back there just as the sun was setting. It's true what they say about the Coliseum...depending on what time of day it is and the way the light hits it almost turns the stone different colors. We watched it go from gray to lavender and then almost take on a bluish cast in the night as it lit up with lights within the arches. We had the most amazing time there and Rebekah and I feel so fortunate to experience the places my job takes me. I love my job, the places I see and the people I meet. It makes for a very full life and one I am so grateful for.
