Today we visited the Romanian Athenaeum, the National Museum of Art of Romania, and the playground. The Romanian Athenaeum is the city’s…

One really nice thing about walking to places is that we run into parks, playgrounds and other fun surprises along the way. Today we found three playgrounds…

One thing I did on our down day is read about Romania’s history. It was surprisingly interesting and it hit home pretty hard as significant events took place during my lifetime…

I can’t believe we are a third of the way through our trip! I feel like we were just planning, buying plane tickets, packing...and now we are this far into our trip! 10 cities/towns. 6 countries. 5 languages…

Since we got in late the night before, we stayed at the airport hotel, The Hilton, so we wouldn’t have to find our apartment late at night. It was actually really nice…

Today we left Rome and traveled to Romania. It was a pretty smooth day taking into consideration all of the Coronavirus news. You could definitely tell that people…

This was our last day in Rome. It’s bittersweet. This city is filled with so much history, charm, and beautiful culture. I almost felt like it was really our home today. As we wrapped up some things at the apartment…

The Appian Way! This is the road on which Paul entered Rome. While researching this place I was reminded of his desire to visit Rome…

After spending most of the day at home, we decided to go see Castel Sant’Angelo (Castle of the Holy Angel) named after Michael the archangel. It was first built as a mausoleum…

One of my favorite places to visit is a sandy beach, so when Nathan threw out the idea of going to Sperlonga, an Italian hillside town…

We’ve had a few busy days and tomorrow will be busy too, so we took it easy today. We stayed home then went out for an American dinner. There have been moments when a good hamburger…

We continued our church tour today by visiting the Jewish synagogue and the main church in our neighborhood, Santa Maria in Trastevere. The beauty, detail, and size of these buildings…

Today we started with lunch in the Jewish Ghetto at a Jewish restaurant (which was really good), then went on a quick tour of several church…

Today we went to Trajan’s Market. This is an old Roman market that has been transformed into a museum that displays pieces of statues, buildings, and tools that were found throughout the old Roman Empire…

Today we went to the Church of St. Paul Outside the Wall, the Catacombs of Domatilla, and Tre Fontane. These are three Christian related sites…

We were boosted out of the apartment today because the apartment was getting cleaned. A forced early start is just what we needed! Breakfast at the bakery…

Today we went to Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, which they say holds a relic of St. Valentine of Rome. We then were able to walk through a few sites…

One thing I really have wanted to do in Rome this time is get a better understanding of the time and context of Biblical history, especially related to early Christianity…