Rome

Last week we spent a couple of day in Rome. It was the first trip that we went on that wasn't work related. John and I had visited Rome about 8 years ago, and until we arrived back, I had forgotten how much I loved this city. We visited most of the tourist attractions: Vatican City, St. Peter's Cathedral where we climbed to the top of the cupola and got a great view of the city, Trevi Fountain, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Spanish Steps and many churches. If you know anything about John it's that he loves to visit churches and the churces in Rome are definitely worth the visit. They are unlike any other churches we have been in, Aiden and Bronwyn hardly complained about the many churches that we entered. Our favorite church was Santa Maria sopra Minerva. We loved its simplicity. One of the more ornate churches that we entered was Santa Maria Maggiore which was built in 432AD. Its the only church where mass has been celebrated every day since the 5th century.