Rome

Currently in my full second day here in Rome.
Yesterday we saw the Coliseum. It really is impressive how much they made it look like the Big House at UofM, wait or is it the other way around... but the Coliseum really is quite impressive and the areas surrounding it are quite beautiful.
The food and drink here really are something else.Thus far I have eaten the deep fried rice balls with cheese and tomato, bruschetta, pizza at least twice, paninni, about 42 espressos, and whatever the cheap house red wine is, it is really fricking good. And it's about 4 euros per half litre.
There is also an impressive amount of scootering going on here, with whole swaths of parking on side streets being put aside for scooter parking. I have passed more scooter repair shops than Internet cafes.
Tonight we check out Roman Jewish food. Exciting? Yeah sure, why not. It should be interesting and I can do the full 5 course Italian dinner on a different day. Plus, as we are visiting the Vatican, the Jewish food should provide a nice ecumenical spin on the day's religious activities.