Hello again! This past weekend Jason and I took a wonderful day tour to Rome. As you will see in the pictures below, this city is amazing. Bright and early Saturday morning we chartered a bus and headed on our way. The first stop was to the Vatican city for a guided tour of Saint Peter's tomb (St. Peter was one of the 12 Apostles chosen by Jesus to be his disciple). Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but it was amazing to see the actual tomb. After that we grabbed some lunch and then headed on to a walking tour through the streets of Rome to see the sights. The Spanish steps, Roman forum, and of course, the Colosseum were unbelievable! Every corner you turn you see some ancient building or artifact. Though we only visited for a day, we will definitely go back to wander around and see more. Other than that, we are thoroughly enjoying Italy. We just got a car (a 1993 BMW, pics soon to come) and have been out exploring and driving around. Our Italian class is also going well, our teacher is the best and we are slowly starting to learn the language. We miss all of you back home and can't wait to start getting some visitors out here! Until next time, take care and thanks for reading our blog! xoxo Jason and April
On our way to Rome!
Our friends and neighbors, Jenny and Alan 
The beautiful Vatican
Swiss guards (don't you love their outfits?!)
Outside the Vatican waiting to see St. Peter's tomb
Another beautiful view
This building is where the Pope lives!
Our eccentric tour guide, Alessandro
Jenny and I on the Spanish steps
Looking down from the top of the steps
A fountain!
The spectacular Trevi fountain!
I got to wave the tour guide's red and yellow flag!
Rome's political office
Roman Forum
More ancient Roman buildings
Every corner you turn, this is what you see
And finally, in all its glory, the Colosseum
The newlyweds in front of the Colosseum...we've waited our whole lives to experience this!
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