Rome - Wedding Cake

This monument is nicknamed by Romans as "The Wedding Cake."

On our final day in Rome, we took the elevator to the top for some final sight seeing.

The Pantheon

The Roman Forum

The Colosseum was being cleaned while we were there.  This image shows the scaffolding that was around it.  Unfortunately this doesn't make for great shots, that's why in my Colosseum pictures I had to use various angles to avoid the scaffolding.

Our final meal and gelato stop.  I definitely miss the gelato!

After clearing customs in Chicago, we were all ready to be home!

And finally....some good Mexican food for our first meal back home!

Mi Cocina

Mi Cocina

You just can't leave Italy without picking up some "Symbol of Life" Pasta.....  Yes....it's exactly what you think it is.  Refer back to the Pompei pictures for more "Symbol of Life" references.  haha!


And last but not least....just in case you missed this on Facebook.  The girls thought it would be extra funny to capture a montage of awesome pictures of me!