Farewell to Italy

Hi again from Rome. We have come to our last night in Italy. Tomorrow we leave for three days in London as we get into the latter part of our trip. Today was pretty unbelievable. To start things off, we walked up to St. Peter”s Basilica in Vatican City and who was there but THE POPE. He was giving his weekly blessing, and we had a direct view of him from the plaza. We will post pictures soon to prove it! It was really incredible. He gave blessings in about 6 different languages, including English luckily. After this we toured the Vactican museums (with the Sistine Chapel) and St. Peter”s itself. The church was HUGE and we ran into a free tour, which made it very enjoyable. We had a simple dinner out tonight. The food here has been very good, including all of the Gelato and pasta dishes. We have been stocking up before London, where the prices will be higher and the selections not quite as dazzling. Only about a week left before we prepare to come home. Lots still to see but everyone is quite tired and we are taking it a bit easier. Sara and I can”t wait to get back on May 1!!! It”s really close now!! See everyone soon. We”ll try to get pictures up as soon as possible, hopefully in the next few days. Keep checking back!