Here I am

I am in ITALY!!!

Good food, coffee, people, food.... and the scenery... AHHHHHHH che belleza!

It is day 5 of our trip... i think and things have been amazing. we arrived in ROME on monday and settled in. We then started walking.... and walking... and walking. Everyone in rome walks and I have no idea how the locals do it in such unconfortable, but, oh so fashionable footwear. Men and women alike tend to deck out their feet better than any part of their body it seems. I've been cruising around in a pair of Ben Shermans (proferred on clearance for only $20) which back home have garnered me many compliments. Here in rome... i feel as though the locals have been regarding them with a mixture of disdain, disgust and more than a little sympathy for the 'povere Americano' . Ah well. I have a pair of Italian wheels that my dad has picfked up for me and while great shoes, I couldn't spend more than an hour in them.

Anyway... we walk for days on end, bump into cool stuff like the Pantheon, understand the experience that is St. peters and all the while eat great food. Its a great way to spend a honeymoon i tells ya. I think i will need to keep a journal of my trip. I feeel like there is too much to remember and my ipod (also my picture storage device) seems to be acting funny.

I hope to blog this in more detail, but, as we near the mid point of the trip all I can say is WOW! Part of me seems to be saying 'see.. this is your home'. Which i guess makes sense as this is the place that the culture I was raised in comes from.

My Grandparents payed a large part in raising me when I was young and Italian was actually my first spoken language. I grew up as an Italian living in Canada and, even though I have grown up to be a Canadian with Italian background, those early impressions left an impression.

I Miss my home and my family, but, I also want to wring as much culture and 'Italian-ness' out of my time here that I can.

Florence awaits.... Ciao