Life is so uncertain take it in a stride

words cannot describe venice italy....our hotel for 3 nights was located within a block of st marks square....perfect location for all of us....it was wonderful for me to get lost and find my way back to the square...we were at our own pace in venice...my mom and dad went one way and i went another...i met an incredible girl named domonique from montreal who was traveling alone and she and i became wonderful friends....she loved my parents and my father loved her.....she will be in paris for one of the weeks we will be in paris.....she travels all over the world alone.........i hated to leave venice...i know that i will be back with rick and the kids...cant wait to dance in st marks square.............

we spent 4 nights in rome at the holiday inn then off to assisi......i loved assisi...we also attended mass in assisi...awesome...i would love to return there...we tried to extend our stay there but all hotels were booked so we continued as planned to florence......i got us a two bedroom apartment to spread out in and it worked out well....florence was not as big as i had invisioned....we pretty much walked everywhere....it is amazing how mom and dad are in such great shape.......florence was hot hot hot....mom was able to contact myriam in florence and she gave us a beautiful full day tour of tuscany......myriam will also meet us in paris for a couple of days at the end of our trip....we actually broke off bundles ogf grapes fro, the vineyards and ate them......faboulous....lines were huge in florence so it stopped us from seeing any museums etc....

after dad was robbed it put a damper on his mood....however it did make him now listen to me when i suggested something....it appears that the more he says i am lmeading the more he leads...then there is mom who leadsq according to her own drum....she tends to wander off and she thinks we are following....this has truly been a get to know my parent trip....we did enjoy the colesium and all of the ruins in rome....we attended mass at st pauls basilica front pew...awesome....and mom has been diligent on praying for all of her friends......more on next page

ok...i think we are on a roll here...i think the last entry was entered so now i can give you all some details of our incredible journey....rome was not that great...the metro was not good and full of creepy people....dad was dad and while he was observing the beautiful women some men were observing him...just before a metro stop two men cornered dad and robbed him...he did not realize it until it was well over....i saw it happen and pushed one of thme away and grabbed the other ones arm...in the meantime the doors closed on one of my arms and one of moms arms and dad was superman and forced open the doors...dad wanted to know why was i making such a big fuss and thatr i need to settle down...i told him to check his pockets and...he then realized what had just happened....it was very fast...more to come