The City of Seven Hills

I was blessed enough to experience Rome, Italy and many of it's historical landmarks in 2019; that's right-- pre-pandemic.

I would love to return post haste to see this beautiful city again as Covid-19 affected everyone, but some worse than others. I pray that every establishment I entered and received services in were able to re-open and thrive after so many world implementations.

I absolutely LOVED the food; especially the hole in the wall places we found tucked in alleyways and restaurants recommended by locals; some many people spoke enough American English for us to get by with my elementary school level of knowing French and Spanish so we could wing it, with two of my three sisters.

And this was a much needed vacation for yours truly: I had just completed a year and half Funeral Director/Embalmer/Crematory Apprenticeship in Dayton, Ohio for a family-owned corporation with locations in thirteen states. That's code for-- a lot of people knew who they were so we were EXTREMELY busy. And as in ALL professions, apprentices don't get paid full but they do a ton or work in a short amount of time to be to learn everything they can so they can go off on their own.

It was the first time all three of us got to experience Rome so it was absolutely stunning. The people, the architecture, the knowledge we absorbed from guided tours was immaculate.

If it were up to me and I didn't have my Kenshin, God rest his soul, I would've abandoned ship from my life in Ohio and found a way to make it there.

But to be completely honest, I have said that on every vacation because other places always seem more fun and rich and enjopyable than home.

Yet I digress-- the link should have photos of all the places we got to see and I will be working on trying to categorize them based off where we were in case you have always wanted to see for yourself but may never get the chance.

I'm not very tech savvy so you'd better stay with me and see this through so you can experience it all through me if you know there's no way you'll get to see it in person.

That's what makes technology so painfully beautiful: instant access to things you would have -never- seen without it alongside the consequence of never being able to unsee something.