Dear friends and Family, since I have computer access, Im going to continue with my our saga. Sheila and I finished the Vatican day with a visit to the Basilica. Great, but overwhelming in a different way. The size of this place is incredible. The statuary is gargantuan. Everythig says bigger is better. Even the audiotour says its the largest Christian church in the world, and it gives measurements to prove it. By the time we got to the end of the day sometime around five oclock, we were all religioned out. Whew. Maybe the highlight of the day the rest room easily the cleanest in the known universe. Theres always someone there to clean up. Speaking of that, Sheila loves the bidees in Italy. Secretly so do I. Were having a great time. Next day we took a walking tour of Rome. We walked through Piazza de Fiori an open air market. It was raining so the shoppers were hardcore to say nothingof crazy American tourists on a budget. We went to the Bernini four rivers fountain, the obilisk Augustus dedicated to himself celebrating his victory over the Egyptians, the pillar Marcus Aurelius erected to himself celebrating his victory over the Gauls. One would think these guys suffered from severe penis envy. We saw th Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish steps. We caught all the highlights. Some of the best parts of Rome the people almost everyone has been great. I love the traffic, Its not like drivers are really trying to kill you,but you get the feeling that they wouldnt mind if they did. I absolutely love the motorscooters. These are the acrobats of motor traffic. They are all over the place rain or shine. Mostly rain. They dont care. They weave in and out of traffic passing on the left or right. Everyone rides them men women old young. Its great. I saw one guy talking on his cell phone turning a rainslick corner holding a cup of coffee in the hand on the handlebar. Sheila and I have proven we can eat on under 20 euro a day easily. With one exception we have taken public transportation or walked everywhere. Our weaknesses are predictible wine and good coffee or capuchino. We love you all. Hope all is well. All is certainly well here. More later.