Nov. 12-18- Cinque Terra, Florence, Rome

We are still alive. Sorry I havent had much Internet access to blog. We have had to pay for it everywhere we have gone the last few days. Also apologize for any mistakes in here.....these keyboards are so different. The letters and characters are all in different spots so it takes longer to type.

Cinque Terra
This was the most beautiful place I have ever seen....okay...well maybe in my top ten places. We stayed in Vernazza in an apartment. It had the best views overlooking this tiny town, ocean views from our window and balcony. We even could see all the vineyards on the mountains. The first day we got there is was rainy and late in the afternoon so they closed all the paths to each town. The only way to get to each town is to take the train or hike. The next day we did a hike from Vernazza to Corniglia. This was amazing. It went right along the cliffs that dropped off to the ocean, through vineyards on the mountains and beautiful views of both towns and each town after. Hard to explain, but the pics turned out really good. This hike took us 2 hours and was much harder than Levi and I anticipated but well worth it. Each town probably doesn,t have more than 100 people in it. Very cute towns.

Florence, Italy
We got in late to Florence and was greeted by the happiest man in Italy upon entering our hostel. Max was so excited and so happy. He loves his hostel and his life. He recommended a restaurant that turned out to be excellent. I had fettucine alfredo with walnut sauce. It was amaying. Levi had a mix of different meats and said it was good. The next day we went to Duomo Cathedral. This church was absolutely beautiful inside. We walked up 365 very very small steps to the top of the dome. It provided very beautiful views of Florence. We then went to see the statue of David, but they wanted 14 dollars to get in and you couldnt even take pics, so we opted to pay 2 dollars and buy the postcards. The architechure is so detailed in Italy in all their buildings. The colors and detail of this cathedral were unbelievable.

Rome, Italy
We stayed in Rome for four days. We went to the Vatican, the colosseum, spanish steps, trevi fountain, circus maximus, Roman Forum, angel bridge...all over the city. This town is so old. I knew that it was the start of the Roman Empire, but until you get there and see all the old stuff...it really hits you. I could spent days talking about Rome. We ate lots of good food, gelato and walked and walked. The metro system was quite the experience. Line A is nice, Line B is totally ghetto. Rome is also a dirty town, but people are so nice and very proud of their culture. I was able to do lots of shopping in this town...I am not a shopper, but after here...I think I might have slightly rounded the corner. I could shop everyday in this town. We also met David from Denmark. He spent the last day and half with us. We had so much fun with him and his energy level is outstanding. He absolutely loves his life. He was very spiritual but not in a pushy way. Him and I have a lot of the same views and Levi and him had some very interesting conversations. We gave him our emails and hope that he stays in touch with us. Gotta run.