Ciao! Our Visit to Rome

Well we finally made it! Some of you know the Christina broke her ankle back in June. It just so happens that it was the day before we were to go to Rome. So this is our postponed trip. It was a well needed family trip. It was a great time to get away and be together as a family. We stayed right next to the Coliseum. The food was great and Kendal never tired of pizza and pasta. Check out the video at the end of Kendal enjoying the Italian night life.

Here we are the first night just outside of our apartment. We went out and scouted around. The weather was beautiful.

This is a great shot of the Coliseum that Bryan took. He is really handy with the camera.

Here is a shot from inside the Coliseum. The floor has been put on to show what it was like when it was completed. The below caverns and such were where the gladiators, animals, and equipment were. They actually had trap doors on the floor where the gladiators and others would come up to the crowds. Just like you saw in the movie "Gladiator."

Here we are in front of a wonderful Trevi fountain. Nice family shot.

Here is the inside of St. Peter's Basilica. If you look ahead in the picture and see a tall wooden altar like structure, that is where they claim Peter's bones reside. Don't know if that is true or not. Very ornate.

Here also in the Basilica is a painting representing Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:4). The woman on the ground is Sapphira and she has just lie to Peter. If you look in the back to the right you can see the men carrying off Ananias as he is already dead.

Kendal and her new found love, gelato!

Here's Kendal doing a little ditty to the Accordion.