Fondo Colosseum

Fondo is quite the opportunistic exhibitionist, I think u'll see him
in quite a few more shots.
Notice the holes around the walls, I'm thinking WWII shelling? Could
it be?

Colosseo

This is the view just outside the metro station as we exited.

View from Plane

Circa: 7am Thurs Aug 28

This the view over the Alps. Plane comes in from the north then hangs
a right. Rome is near!!

On plane

Aww man ... In-flight movie is Vantage Point. Anybody see this piece
of crap?Its a cross between Groundhog Day and 24.

Waiting at Airport

So we just passed security, apparently jam spreaders are considered
knives, so we had to leave those behind. Duty-free is an on- going
sham for all but maybe booze and cigarettes.
Ok, just got the call, now boarding

Itinerary

Hi Guys,

Ok Fully packed now. Thought I'd list the Itinerary and post a snapshot of the path/places as seen from Google Earth.

So we land in Rome then we go --> Siena --> Florence --> Pisa --> Lucca --> Cinque Terre (Levanto is our home) --> Milan --> Lake Como (Varenna) --> Verona --> Venice --> Rimini --> San Marino --> Termoli --> Pietracatella/Ripabottoni --> then Home.
Click Image for larger view.

Packing

Ok, maybe the backpacking idea wasn't such a good one. Grace swapped
back to luggage and is all done. I'm still negotiating volume here.
Fondo is not helping matters, but we promised to bring him so we'll
find a place to stick him.