Rome

Friday we arrived in Rome to a big busy city.  The bus system is a nightmare and our hotel is out on the outskirts of the city which makes traveling not so fun.  Saturday we took a 7 hour tour consisting of Vatican, and all the sights of Rome - yes Rome can be seen in a day.  Sunday we will relax a little then head to the Jewish ghetto for lunch.  The Boroughfs  will arrive later today and then tomorrow we head to the port for our 12 day cruise.

Florence

Yesterday we arrived in Florence, Italy.  The train ride is always an adventure.  Our hotel room is big and is close to the train station.  Had a wonderful dinner of course pasta & wine.  Today (Tuesday) we took the on/off bus -raining in the morning but a hot afternoon.  We made a visit to only Jewish Temple in Florence and had a wonderful tour guide in the temple.  At night we meet up with the Boroughfs.  The next day we did a cooking class - making tiramisu & homemade pasta.  We then ate our own creations.   It was a holiday in Florence and we saw a parade and a million people in the town square.  The next day we did an all day tour of Florence it was raining in the morning but the sun came out in the afternoon.  It was a great day!  Next Rome.