I'm in Rome Italy!!! (I didn't bring my computer with me so this is transcribed out of my journal) We boarded an all night train to Rome from Vienna last night at 7:15. We had little sleeper cars that fit 3 people each. They were pretty small and claustrophobic with three seats and then at nine o'clock the steward took down our beds which were 3...

We arrived in Rome in the evening, and we were immediately thrown into the frenetic, almost perilous atmosphere of the central railway station. People were running thisaway and that, beggars and squinty eyed could-be-pickpockets loitered menacingly and on the street, drivers were oblivious to road signs and common courtesies. There were lots of ...

Today was a looooooooooooong day. It started out with me not sleeping for more than an hour last night because I was way too excited about flying to Rome today. But somehow, I magically pulled myself out of bed at 4:30 and made my way out the apartment door by 5:10. This is, of course, after almost falling off my ladder, prepping lunch, repackin...