Of stone and marble

And the Big Mac! We counted four MacDonald's today, one sitting directly in front of the Pantheon. Yes folks, it is true... you can eat your Big Mac and stare history in the eye. A real example of two worlds colliding. Oh and just so you know - the place was packed.
So down to more important matters - what have Andrea and I been up to? Rome is gigantic, everything about it. From the art to the architecture to size of portions for every meal. My body has given up telling me I am full and has just accepted the fact that, at any given point, during the day, I am going to be eating some kind of food. Because of the heat we have been downing LOTS of gilato, sampling as many flavors as humanly possible. Both of us are also fond of the pizza back home and thus have been muching on the pizza here. The tastes are something that have yet to meet an adjective to describe their awesomeness!
It seems as if along each side street there is some outdoor seating with elegantly dressed waiters wanting (and eagerly 'waiting') to serve you. Those side streets are everywhere you turn, each so picturesqe in their own right. To photo all of them would be to dispose of an entire memory card, yet the desire is so readily available. How else does one show that down every nook and cranny is that quaint Itallian cobbled roadway, hidden amongst the tourist infested and scooter populated roadway?
Everything is just enormous. What haven't we seen? It is all of stone and marble. Human creation is beyond belief... We are still trying to wrap our minds around what we are seeing. It is - in a litteral sense - mind numbing. It feels as if a dream. Turn a corner and there is an old building...
Where?
You know, the one right next to the picture perfect side street.
Oh, you mean that old building (points)
No, I mean the one behind that one - the one with the dome
Oh my, that is cool....

With that said... We are having an amazing time. TONS of pictures... And stories to boot.
To add them all would to be going on to long and I have come to the end...
Ciao!