We traveled to Italy with our friends, the Williams, and their kids. We flew to Rome and spent several days in a small hotel near the Spanish Steps. We went to the Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Roman Forum, Trevi fountains, Pantheon, Vatican Museums and many other churches, plazas, and museums. After a few days in Rome, we rented a car and drove to Orvieto, Italy, north of Rome on the way to Florence. We rented a villa about 20 minutes outside of Orvieto in the Italian country side. It was a gorgeous house on 4 acres with 5 bedrooms and a flock of sheep with bells that serenaded us at night. We had a terrific week in Orvieto. We traveled to Florence on the train one day, drove to Lake Bolsena on another day and spent a delightful day at the local sailing club sailing on a Hobie cat, and attended a special 4th of July concert in the plaza in front of the Orvieto Cathedral put on by the Italian Cinema Orchestra. The concert included the rapper Mims as a special guest.

Photos of the trip can be found at this link.  Photos of Italy