scavi tour

wow. what an incredible day. i'm so loving rome. i was telling daddy after the tour today that we need to bring you kids back someday, like when you are teenagers. rome is just so incredible. beyond words.

we went and found a laundry mat this morning, and there was a worker there who watched and switched your clothes, so we were able to go have a drink and i mapped out where all the churches i want to visit are located on the map and drew them in. one of them was the church of the snow. maria something. this church was stunning. i knew after walking through there that the middle name of maria for Katharine was just perfect. after the walk through the church, we went and picked up our laundry and then rented bikes. biking to the vatican was a much quicker way to go. but the seats hurt our bums like none other.

ah, but before going to the vatican, we went down to the colosseum, which is just a short walk from our hotel. locked our bikes up and walked around it. very huge, and its age and how well it still stands up is just amazing.

from there we went to the vatican again, and shopped around some, then had lunch for the cheapest we have so far since leaving america! and it was still very tasty. we have found the shops and the food around the vatican is a lot cheaper than over by where we are staying. after some more shopping, and getting a chocolate gelati (ice cream), we went over to st peters and went down into the catacombs. we couldn't take pictures of the scavi tour, but it was incredible. there are two levels below st peters, the first level is where the popes are layed to rest after they pass away. and the second is what they found after excavating the area. we got to see st peter's jaw bone. and his tomb. it really can't be said in words what you think and feel when you see the founder of the christian faith. the bone of him who walked and talked with Jesus, who shared in the Lord's supper the first time he did it before Jesus was crucified. after the scavi tour, we walked around st peters some more. i don't think i could ever tire of being in that church.

now we are resting for a little bit before we head to dinner somewhere. and then if we can summon the energy we are going to go walk in the forum and check out the churches that are in there, or at least are there according to my catholic guide to rome, which hasn't disappointed me yet!! :D

i will go work on uploading some pics to photobucket! can't wait to oovoo you kids tonight!!! love mom and dad

ps we sent you postcards from the vatican yesterday, and have some more we will send from rome. i hear the vatican post is a LOT quicker than rome's, so you might not get the rome post card until after we get home. sereah and natalie, you will have to call aunt tina and see when they come, daddy sent them to our address. we sure miss you kids!!