Italian futbol

We went to our first serie a soccer game today lazio versus sienna at Olympic stadium in rome.  It was very fun. We bought lazio scarves and sat in the upper lazio section to watch lazio dominate the game and win 2  to 1.  We learned lots of new Italian words including how to chant "bull shit".  I am a total European soccer fan and want to see a game in each European country after seeing this Italian game and the English game a couple of years ago.  

    It was 90 degrees yesterday but it cooled down to 75 today and rained all afternoon. That forced us to take our time getting home and stop into several eating and drinking establishments on the way home.  Excellent food and wine everywhere and we just finally made it home.  

That's not all we did today.  In the morning we went to the Italian national museum and saw lots of roman heads and a Lot of roman bodies without their heads cut off. The heads mostly did not have noses and the bodies had their boobs or penises cut off.

Spanish steps

I just wast sitting there and they kept bringing me Italian beer

Morning view from our Rome apt

Rome

First stop for Italy adventure 2012 is Rome. We are renting a small apartment at the top of an old building right in the center of all the action.  And I mean small... It is really just a shed on the edge of a huge rooftop patio.  It has a bathroom but that is underneath a stairway.  I am not sure how they got a toilet, sink and a shower in there.   This morning we saw the coliseum, forum, a bunch ol roman ruins, the Jewish ghetto, and the travistere.  Now we are going on a walk to the pantheon, Spanish steps and the trevino fountain.  Lots of good food so far but nothing is cheap. Pics to come in another post.

Nylands go to Tulum

This morning we got up early to visit the Mayan ruins of Tulum. They are spectacular. Along the way we took a photo of the Nyland clan.

Tropical paradise

Had a great first full day at villa luminosa today. We all slept a bit late, then some enjoyed coffee on the decks. After a morning of snorkeling, reading, and general lazing about, we headed down the the closest beachside restaurant. Fish tacos, cold beer, and an amazing view of the bay - yes please and thank you!

Then most of us went swimming/snorkeling in the cenote across the street. A cenote is a sinkhole/ collapsed limestone area filled with crystal clear water, mangrove forests, and fish.

Bill and the boys snorkeled again in the bay put front of the villa before dinner. Picture is sunset over Tankah Bay. Tomorrow we plan to be up early to be at the Tulum ruins before the tour buses.

Innocent Bystander

The Swiss is open for youth musicians on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Jess, Ryan, and Alex did a great job. videos on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nylands4/sets/72157629254268118/