Foro Romano

No matter where you are in Rome,

you're never far from a reminder of

the city's long and complex history.

From the Forum and Colosseum,

to the Pantheon and St. Peters,

to Trevi Fountain and the

Victor Emanuele monument,

Rome is a living timeline of the

history of Western culture.

Come Fly With Me

I love to travel but I dont like the going

and coming back part. When you fly, you're

crammed into a huge metal tube with

400 strangers then go streaking through the sky

at 600 miles an hour, 35,000 feet in the air

for hour after tedious hour and the only thing

they give you to break the monotony are some

miniature pretzels and a TV dinner. your neck

gets stiff, your legs get numb. Slaves rowing

Roman war ships had more leg room. But its

still the quickest way to get there.

Lunch With Sofia

Mary, Sue and I hiked down a seemingly

endless maze of winding steps and narrow

cobblestone streets to the marina in

Sorrento. We had lunch at a little family run

cafe near the edge of the harbor. As we looked

over the menu, one of the two sisters who

operate the place brought three small

photo albums to our table. The albums were

filled with snapshots of the night

Sopia Loren stopped in for dinner. they were

very proud, of course. That would never

happen at Denny's.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Any Irishman who plays

a ukulele is OK in my book.

Non Parlo Italiano

I thought I'd get one more post in

before we head off to Italy. I was reading an article

about Tuscany in the National Geographic Traveler

magazine and saw a photo of the Uffizi, thought it

would make an interesting drawing.

Imagine the Sistine Chapel

done in colored pencils.