When in Rome....

57 days to go and Whytney seems to be doing quite well. Her new "old" manager and her are working quite well together and she is enjoying some of the beautiful places that the Mediterranean has to offer.

Today she will be in Rome.  Whytney has been in Rome before and took some great pictures:

Here, enjoying the coliseum with friends, Amanda and Thaaliya.  And below, I am not exactly who has control of whom!

They really let her have the sword?  Brave men!

I like to find some "fun facts" occasionally about the places that Whytney is visiting.  Rome has several, one of which I found from www.forbeginners.info, and I quote:

"While "romans" is actually the root word for "romance", there wasn't a lot of it in Ancient Rome when it came to marriage. There was no one to conduct the ceremony, and no legal register of it.
A marriage was recognized when a man and woman agreed to live together, or when there was evidence of a dowry having been paid.
Divorce was a lot simpler, though. You just packed up your togas and left." (too funny!)

Another interesting fact from  http://wcities.com/rome/cityguide/fun-facts-6.htm:


"About EUR3000 is thrown into the Trevi Fountain every day. The coins are collected at night and used to fund a supermarket for needy citizens."

Let's hope that Whytney has the opportunity to, once again, visit Rome today.  I believe that probably have the marriage thing worked out by now and they do actually donate the fountain's revenues.  Interesting, to say the least.

Day 2 of vacation and much to do and see in Virginia Beach.  Whytney would have enjoyed herself; probably doing more shopping than beach combing.  The beach here is nice, however, crowded and drama-filled situations.  We did have a nice time although some quite interesting situations.

Congrats to Spain - 2010 World Cup Champs!  Well fought battle and well deserved!

Wishes to Whytney for an amazing day in her journey of the world.  Hope she meets some hunky Romans and is excited to count down the remaining 57 days!

LUM&L