Italian cities. I truly have believe that the cities and the villages are not the same, and that once you leave the main tourist hubs the Italian charm, friendliness and food that you would expect would prevail. Unfortunately, this was not an Italian countryside trip. This is a city trip and so that means we have been treated far worse than ANY other country I have ever visited, including china where they couldn't even speak the same language. At least they understood a smile is universal and body language says just as much. It's unfortunate and we are still having a reat time making the best of it, but I had to say it. From checkout men, yes. Grown men. Who throw change back at little old ladies or ticket booth workers who don't even acknowledge youwhenyouvebeen standing there for5 minutes, well, let's just say its disappointing. Some of the good experiences? The great dinner we had at da Sergio in Florence, the first b and b we stayed at just outside Venice where our host was just wonderful and so accommodating and cheerful, and a couple others along the way.but I mean, you'll never get to see stuff this old or this much of it anywhere else in the world so I guess you just have to put up with it.
Well! Today was an exciting day because we went to the roman forum and palatine hilll where most of the ruins and buildings adage back to the 100s-300s! I was saying to mom that the art and sculpture and everything is so sophisticated, and you always think that long ago they must have not been nearly as advanced or smart but it's amazing what they were doing, some of it is just as great as what they were doing in the 1600s. So we walked around in the insane heat all morning and afternoon and didn't even make it to the coliseum because by that time we had to get out if the sun. The forum is such a large place and very interesting because nobody has ever lived there, it has always been a monumental area. Also very interesting is that they dug out a massive hole to build it in, at least I'd say 7 stories deep. I also didn't know that they used Jewish slaves to build the Trajan makers and area.
Another really c
Ute thing we saw was this archeological site where we got off the bus at the wrong stop, with 4 very old temples which they discovered and started to uncover I the 1930s, because it was buried after a fire and then they raised the ground level, but anyway the cute part is that the cats have taken over it and made it their little safe haven where no one can touch them! And so now it is a legitimate adoption place where they care for all the cats! I took pictures-obviously!
Also one last comment about the popes of past and present, they are bloody theives and murderers! You have no idea til you get here and hear the history, and see the things they have stolen. They demolish ancient ruins to build themselves a new church facade, infact the whole front of st peters basilica is basically the top half of the coliseum. Bet ya didn't know that;)
Alright bed time. Love to everyone, remember to smile, or just go to Spain if you like friendly people!
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