When in Rome, do as the Romans!

Where do we even begin? how about the beginning... We got to Rome yesteday, and it has been non-stop ever since, but absolutely awesome! I wish we could upload some pictures, but we have to make a cd first, so I think we will try to do that about once a week. Yesteday after finding the hotel, which by the way is a convent!, we took a stroll down into ancient downtown Rome, and there we spent most of the day. First we went to the Forum, which was like the marketplace, and then we had a little free time, so Alisha and I went and found the mamertine prison where Paul and Peter were kept. That was probably my favorite part of the day. The only entrance was a hole in the ground where they would lower them into the cell which was a circle about 15 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What a miserable place, and to think that Paul was still able to teach and uplift the saints there! next time you read 2 Timothy keep that in mind. That is one of the pictures that will for sure be added. Then we went to the church that has saint Peters Chains, and the Michaelangelos Moses. Talk about a master. That is for sure something that you should look up on the internet if you have time. Incredible how realistic and intricate it is. From there we went to the collosseum, which is exactely what it says. HUGE! I had no idea how enormous that thing is, but we're talkin BSU stadium times 2! Simply huge. The next place we went was the Trevi fountain, which was Alisha's favorite place, so look that one up on the internet also. Once again the sculptures there are incredible. Lastly we had a romantic dinner in front of the pantheon, where I had the best canelonni I have ever tasted, and Alisha had a spaghetti which was uncomparable to prego! The noodles were hollow!
Today has been a great day also! the two things that I'll mention are the sacred steps, where Jesus walked on the way to be tried by Pilate (They were imported here) and the Church where michaelangelo attended. I don't remember the name, but I will include pictures. Hopefully I will get pictures onto here day after tomorrow. That's my goal.
Anyways, I hope you all are having a great time back at home! We sure wish that we were here with the family! We love you all!
ciaò!
S&A