Today was our first of several days here, and we did an extensive walking tour that allowed everyone to become acquainted with the sights and sites of the city. Sorrento seems like a distant memory after a day spent dodging cars, motorbikes, and pedestrians. There were many moments today when I found myself scarcely believing that we were really here in Rome. Watching our group react to seeing things like the Trevi Fountain tonight or the Colosseum this afternoon was a real treat. One of the things that struck them today was realizing just how old everything in this city actually is, brought in home in part, I think, by our visits to several old churches that are still very much in use today.
After lunch, we enjoyed an incredible view of the city from the Aventine Hill, something I hope you will check out in today's photo album. While our internet connection in Rome has been a bit unreliable, Jim and I will try our best to keep posting an album of photos each day we are here. Also, we will surely go back and add photos to previous albums as we obtain more photos from the students' cameras.
On Thursday, we'll be catching an early train for a day trip to Florence.
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