Hi there, Stranger. (Imagine me groveling at your feet) I realize that I have not been the best at keeping up with the blog. I am reminded of that quite frequently. (KMAC!) In my defense -things that were odd in the beginning are quite normal now.
Traffic Cow = normal
Pissing in the street = normal
Dancing with #46 India Forbes richest man = normal
Being invited to his house for a party = normal
Wearing Indian clothes = normal
India traffic = normal
Snakes = normal
Power loss = normal
EVERYTHING delivered = normal
Dead animal hanging visible everyday = normal
Having a driver, maid and gardener = normal
Roads falling apart = normal
Seeing my husband EVERYDAY = normal
. . .you get my drift? So while I think I have nothing to post. . . I quickly forget that this is NOT normal to my stateside friends. I will try to be more conscience of this.
So let me turn a new leaf. . . .
Drum roll. . . .
This week is the weeklong holiday of Diwali. I had no clue what Diwali is. I actually had to look it up. According to google: it is a Hindu festival with lights. It is associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and marks the begining of the finaicial year in India.
What does this mean to me? It means that the girls get a week off of school and BAM!. . .we go to ITALIA!
BOOYAH!
Italy is always one place that I have DREAMED to visit. Well. . .we made it happen. What can I say. . .we do 'tourist' well.
What haven't we done?
Stayed at a Fab apartment = √
Visited Colosseo = √
Arco di Constantino = √
Forum = √
Traffic Cow = normal
Pissing in the street = normal
Dancing with #46 India Forbes richest man = normal
Being invited to his house for a party = normal
Wearing Indian clothes = normal
India traffic = normal
Snakes = normal
Power loss = normal
EVERYTHING delivered = normal
Dead animal hanging visible everyday = normal
Having a driver, maid and gardener = normal
Roads falling apart = normal
Seeing my husband EVERYDAY = normal
. . .you get my drift? So while I think I have nothing to post. . . I quickly forget that this is NOT normal to my stateside friends. I will try to be more conscience of this.
So let me turn a new leaf. . . .
Drum roll. . . .
This week is the weeklong holiday of Diwali. I had no clue what Diwali is. I actually had to look it up. According to google: it is a Hindu festival with lights. It is associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and marks the begining of the finaicial year in India.
What does this mean to me? It means that the girls get a week off of school and BAM!. . .we go to ITALIA!
BOOYAH!
Italy is always one place that I have DREAMED to visit. Well. . .we made it happen. What can I say. . .we do 'tourist' well.
What haven't we done?
Stayed at a Fab apartment = √
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| My man and his coffee. |
Visited Colosseo = √
Arco di Constantino = √
Forum = √
Monumento a Vitforio Emanuele II = √. . . . .Getting yelled at by the guards = √
Pantheon = √
Fontana di Trevi = √
Piazza del Popolo = √
Basilica S. Pedro = √
Musei Vaticani = √ . . . .almost getting kicked out of the Musei Vatican = √
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| This one made me laugh - Paz says: Oh! This is from the Mummy! |
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| This is the picture that almost got me kicked out of the Vatican. Yep. . I was THAT person. |
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| You see them? |
Climbing Vatican Dome - all the way to the top. (about 550-600 stairs) = √
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| No fear! |
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| Lady behind Hubby was REALLY struggling. It was a little concerning. |
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| The rock star - Olivia! |
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| Worth EVERY step! |
Campidoglio = √
Well that is Rome in a nutshell. . .Off to Venice. Will post about that later!
Thankful for
Hubby: Time off
Olivia: History
Paz: Italy
Me: My dream!
