Friends, Romans, Citizens.... lend me your "eyes"

This blog post is a bit rushed as we sit in the Bristish Airways Lounge at Rome Airport. The Italian holidays are ending as we head off to London and onto Uganda - a long flight. We are looking forward to seeing our daughter Liz at Entebbe airport and of course, our team in Kabale.

Italy has been wonderful and we're already scheming about how we can come back here again sometime. We left Florence a day early and had an unscheduled afternoon in Rome. we got a great hotel at Lastminute.com - right in the centre of Rome and within easy walking distance of many great sites (see pics). Although we only arrived by train at 4pm Saturday, by 7pm we had visited the Spanish steps, Fountain Trevi, the Piazza Venezzia and the Colesseum. All VERY impressive places.

There is a camera opportunity on EVERY corner in Rome. Ruins, ancient buildings, art, amazing designer shops. At the Spanish steps we stumbled into the street that houses every designer brand (see pics) and they've been there a while.

There are three pics included from Florence - my favorites. They are Gary next to the Michelangelo Sculpture La Pieta, the Ponte Veccio and the close-up of the cathedral door frieze that Mikey boy dubbed the Paradise doors - amazing work and artistry.

Getting our rental car back to downtown Florence was an adventure! we had it all figured on the map and then had our plans dashed by roadworks and one way streets. Just when we were about to give up in dispair, we looked up and lo we were outside the rental car place!! Pays to pray!

So, to Uganda where the internet connections are dubious at best. Hope to be able to blog something at sometime... but, who knows?????? A big ciao from both of us.