Id say that this hotel is by far one of our best hotels in this European leg....It was also a great time to be in this city following the announcement of the new Pope. We had hoped to pay respects at the tomb of the late Pope John Paul II, but there were approximately about 500,000 people lined up. We know he would understand if we had just pray...

Today was our first day in Rome and we are loving it!  What a wonderful walking city.  We took a bus tour that had on\off privileges so that we could get an overview of the city.  Wow, so much to see!  I can't wait to go to the Vatican tomorrow. On our first day we went to Piazza Popolo. We were excited to see the Egyptian...