Last week Andy and I flew to Rome where Andy attended the Mediterranean Law Conference held at the U.S. Embassy and I walked aimlessly around Rome in uncomfortable shoes. I visited the Pantheon, Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps,Piazza Della Repubblica, and Vatican City. While we both appreciate Rome for its historical status, it is not our favorite city. Paris remains our numero uno. Below are the pics…
Okay, I admit that we’re a little behind on blog postings, and being that these pictures are digital I can’t blame the dog for eating them, but we promise to be better and start posting again regularly. These are a few highlights of the pictures we took on our trip to London in May. We LOVED London and I wanted to stay forever. Variety is the spice of life, and there is no variety in Italy. London offered a wonderful retreat from the monotony of life in Aviano. We took a great bicycle tour on our first day and highly recommend Fat Tire Bicycle Tours to anyone who finds themselves in London, Paris or Berlin. We ate Indian Tapas. We went to Borders bookstore! You really have no idea how much I miss going to bookstores. We ate Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. (Italy can keep its gelato) We had a great time, and if it weren’t for the pound being so strong against the dollar, I would visit again soon. Enjoy!
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In July we went home to see our families, and to see our dear friends Rob and Amanda who were married in Hawaii and had a reception in Chicago for those of us who couldn’t make it to the “real” wedding. It was so nice to see our family and friends and we miss you all SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
In August we took a trip to Croatia. I am officially over Croatia. It really is a beautiful place to visit, but don’t do it on a budget, or you will be sorry. We happened to go when it was in the upper 80’s and our room did not have conditioned air, which we are used to, but it also didn’t have a fan. The shower was so dirty that I ended up trekking to use the campground bathroom facilities which were cleaner. It was dirty and hot and we ended up cutting the trip a bit short and checking out early.
Even poor Sophie was miserable!
Last weekend we went to Slovenia for the day with our friends Drew and Souraya. We went to an indoor pool, a mall, and to a dinner that didn’t include pizza or pasta! On the way back home a momentous occasion occured. Our very trusty Toyota Highlander marked its 100,000th mile. Drew and Souraya thought that I was crazy for wanting a picture of it, but it couldn’t have excited me more. This car has been problem free and we love it. 100,000 more miles to go!
And last, but certainly not least in the Cherkasky household, we bought a new television. We finally replaced Andy’s nine year old beast of a television with this one, which I think is actually kind of pretty for a T.V. 
Until next time…
