Ciao, Roma.

So, I finally made it. A few thousand miles, a 6 hour layover, 2 taxi rides, and a swift leap into the future later... I made it to Rome, the eternal city. Everything's really new so I'm noticing all the things that are different. For example, lanes/road lines are more or less optional and blinkers are used sporadically and if necessary, maybe.

Something I noticed from spending 24 hours in international airports: Europeans look like Americans, or I suppose it's that Americans look exactly like Europeans minus the dressy outfits. I think it was mostly from sleep deprivation, but I started playing this game, American? Si o no? Where, obviously, I tried guessing whether a family or an individual were European or from the U.S. Once they started speaking Dutch, however, it was game over. Anyway, I probably should be getting to sleep soon. 7:45pm my time isn't too grandma, is it?

Oh, and here's that airplane picture I promised in an earlier post:

This is the view from my window as we were passing over the Shetland Islands at about 6:08am (or 10pm yesterday, Pacific time). At this point, we've traveled 4,541 miles. Also, it was -66 degrees Fahrenheit above those clouds.