Naples is a disorderly mess. Even though I was here only two years ago, for some reason I did not come away with the impression that I have now. Let me give you an example. Suppose you are walking along ...Read More

So this post is a little something different. Rachael is coauthoring it with me. At least one of these stories should make you chuckle! If not, then you just might be a robot! 1. We Can Go This Way Instead by ...Read More

Go to the top of this page and click on the button called "Photos". Then click on the album labeled "Rome". Then you will be able to see some good pictures that Rachael and I have taken! Read More

Now I will discuss a few other highlights from Rome. Via Appia - Last Saturday we took a stroll on the Appian Way. Before we got there, however, we visited the Baths Caracalla. This massive complex was an all in one ...Read More

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Today we left Rome and arrived in Naples. It is sad to say goodbye to Rome. We had a wonderful little apartment in a great neighborhood and had a very nice time there. It looks like we will be having ...Read More

We have had the bad luck of two rainy days in a row and it looks like the stretch will continue. Monday we went to Ostia, but we could not go in because, to our dismay, everything worth seeing is ...Read More

As you know, we donàt have regular computer access. The result is that I am throwing a few days together. This post covers Thursday through Sunday (today). Thursday was our first full day in Rome. We spent it touring the city ...Read More

So there we were sitting in the lobby of our apartment complex. It was 10 til 6 and we could not get ahold of the man we were renting an apartment from, Alessandro Lupi. We had arranged to meet him ...Read More

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Today is our day of departure! Last night we discovered that our flights from Boston to D.C. and then from D.C. to Rome had been canceled. For a little while we were afraid that we would not be able to leave ...Read More

It is now officially less than one week before we leave.  We leave Logan Airport at 12 on Tuesday to go to Dulles where we wait until 5 when we leave for Fiumicino. We arrive at 7:45 on Wednesday morning. ...Read More