Fun Photos from November

Today we really needed a breath of fresh air so we took a 1/2 hour ride from our apartment and found a sandy and clean beach!  Hard to find in Italy and it's at our back door, who would have guessed.  This tower was bombed by the US in WWII.  Bummer.

Girls day out.  From left:  DeAnn, Laurie, and Cynthia.  Laurie is the wife of the building supervisor of the Rome temple.  DeAnn is the wife of the garden architect of the temple, and Cynthia is the mission nurse.

Area of Rome I had never seen....great street art.  The area is Testaccio.  I also learned about a new food called Trapizzino...basically a sandwich, but quite tasty.

The pyramid in the middle of Rome.  Of course, makes perfect sense.

At our Refugee Couple conference in Athens we took a few days with the Scovilles (the other Italian refugee couple) to see a few sights near Athens.  This was the Poseidon Temple an hour south.

We also took 2 days to drive to Meteora again.  With the Scovilles.  It's still a jaw dropper.

Don't you think?  I had a hard time picking just two photos.

The Scovilles and the Herways at the Parthenon.

We saw Pope Francis.  He gave a speech on All Saints Day.  He even started out "Dear Brothers and Sisters"  (Caro Fratelli e Sorelli)

There are 4 major basilicas in Rome, and we finally made it to St. Pauls without the walls.  Right on the metro line.  So we have seen them all now.  The best?  Still St. Peters, but if you want to skip the lines, then this is 2nd best.

Inside of St Pauls Basilica.  Truly incredible.