So, here we are in Rome, doing, somewhat expectedly, what Romans do. Eating too much, walking everywhere, pretending to understand Italian menus.

Meanwhile, back home, Jay Jay has apparently decided to live his local life uninterrupted. He dragged our poor dog sitter all the way to downtown Alpharetta and, with single-minded determination, marched straight into Chiringa – our local bar – and parked himself right next to his usual spot.

The Chiringa crew (Mae featured here) has been sending us photo updates.

This dog is not to be trusted.

I had to look it up. It has thirteen of them! Needless to say, more than any other city. This one is the Obelisk of Montecitorio. This was originally made in Aswan (Egypt) and brought in from there!

The famous emperor whose writings on Meditations have been read all over the world.

This was the last archaelogical site we could go to before Sharmila had to head out to see the Sistine Chapel. I went back to my room to go for a walking tour with some of my colleagues.

The very first king of unified Italy.

It was cool in the shade but fairly warm in the sun. This thing has survived for nearly two thousand years!

Went to the hotel from the airport, but the room was not ready. So, we took a shower in the spa, dumped the suitcases and headed for a walk. The hotel is right in the middle of downtown. In about four minutes of walk, we reached the Trevi Fountain. We were here last in 2015 with the two daughters and the Roy family from Dallas!