"obviously...

these lion heads are gutters" -our tour guide at the catacombes

i was flattered by his assumption that we "obviously" knew some pretty unobvious things

this place was really cool

there are 80,000 underground graves dug out of volcanic rock
it had 4 different "floors"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Catacombe.jpg

we walked through hallway after hallway seeing holes in the walls like this
mom- you probably shouldn't go in there. you'll hyperventilate

melissa, amy, leslie and me outside the church that was built above the catacombes

rachel and me outside the same church
she's our gta for the trip
we share a love for italian cappuccino's

american embassy
god bless

we went to see bones
not a joke
the capuchin crypt

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1240/901488191_e28c9ded81_o.jpg
it was pretty, but it gave me the heebie jeebies

"mouth of the truth"
story goes, you put your hand in its mouth to see if you're telling the truth
you lie, you die
just kidding. you just lose a hand

peek wanted to keep her hand so she picked his nose instead

jenny & me
honest-folk

inside of the church next to the mouth of truth

dear hanyon, i found our triplet

this is an amphitheater
dad- the holes are from where the marble used to attach. it was completely covered in marble. the romans liked to recycle the marble and use it for their new buildings. you love facts.

part of the jewish ghetto

this is cinzia ("chin-zee-uh")

she's our translator/planner/mom/friend/hero

we love her

dear sarah cowart, i found your husband as a child

"mi chiamo ragazzo di mucca mike" 

my name is cowboy mike

the tiber river

on the right is rome's only island- it's tiny

then my camera died

& i contemplated paying 5 euro for 4 batteries..nope

just look at kaitlin's blog to see our last stop

kaitlinbarton.wordpress.com

ciao ciao!