Rome...

Well, today was a BIG day in the life of Jeff Day. I have always had a fascination with Roman history and have wanted to go to Rome for a long time. One day is definitely NOT enough. We just brushed the surface and we were going for 10 hours SOLID! We went by the Trevi Fountain, the Roman Forum ruins, the Roman Colusseum, St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, St. Peter's Bascilica.....oh it was INCREDIBLE.

We are dead dog tired and still need to get ready for bed, but I will leave you with some more pictures.

Tired....and OUT!

Jeff

Nice, Monacco and a Tour of the French Riviera

Well, today was an AWESOME day. I got up @ 3:30 am to check on the Tech/Texas game and again @ 5:00am to find out WE WON!!! WOW! I guess I need to leave more often when we have a big game.

After sleeping LATE, we got on a tender (a boat that takes you from ship to shore) and went to the dock. From there we walked around the town a bit going into an OLD church and seeing some incredibly beautiful paintings and statues.

Once it was time to board the bus for the scenic tour we got on only to sit down in a seat that was wet....or at least I did. Thank goodness it was only water.....

We toured in the bus only getting out a couple of times, but saw some really cool stuff like the palace in Monacco and an old French town way up on the mountain. Nice was really nice as well. We wish we would have had more time to spend there.

Attached are a few pictures of our travels today.

See you guys tomorrow!

Jeff

First Stop

Well, we finally arrived in Barcelona yesterday after being in airports or on a plane for 15 or so hours.....ugh. Once we arrived at Barcelona, we took a bus tour to some very interesting places. we went by the 1992 Olympic Stadium and saw all of the associated structures there.

From there we got onto the boat and crashed for a little while and then went to supper.....we were BEAT!

We got up early and went on our first excursion this morning in Marrseilles, France. We basically went to some little quaint French towns with a couple of castles...but mostly just to see the "quaintness" of the structures and history of the region. Above are a few pics of our travels today. I will post some more as we get into some more interesting scenery.

Tomorrow we are going to Nice, France and are going on a scenic tour of the "scenic" French Riviera, so the pics should be good...

Out.

Jeff