When in Rome - make the most of it

Enjoying Rome's highlights via Segway - yeah a Segway

I'm in a bridesmaid dress on a Segway = making the most of my six weeks in Rome

Exploring Rome via pedicab, complete with ex-con driver

Revisiting the Trevi Fountain, still so much happiness from one fountain

A 30km bike ride through Rome with police escort sponsored by the Dutch government, complete with people cheering cause they thought it was a race

Hiking 16km in Abruzzo, just one hour from Rome but a world away

Greetings from rainy Salone! I meant to post this right before I left Rome, but ran out of time. I finally tracked down a decent internet connection here so I figured I'd update you on what I was doing before I came to Africa.....more on my adventures here soon

So just a quick update on the rest of my life (other than Momo's visit) in Rome over the last six weeks, since I know I've been remiss in blogging. Since returning from SL, I've been just appreciating Rome/Italy especially in spring time and the start of summer.

During my six weeks in Rome between SL stints I managed to go hiking in Abruzzo twice, share marshmallows with Italians who had never been camping before, take a police escorted bike ride through the Rome highlights thanks to the Dutch government, ride a Segway for the first time while shaking my head at myself for doing it, have a weeknight picnic on the beach with my favorite sausages and cheeses, try to hunt down public pools in Rome (fail), and eat countless gelatos. All in all I would say I was trying to pack enough of Italian summer into my six weeks to tide me over while in rainy Africa for over a month. And with 10 days left in Salone - I think my tiding over has run out, I'm craving sun, and gelato, and even Italians.......