ok, so the mean mamma has got it on her brain that not only will she travel to rome next winter break, she will try to get in on one of those papal appearance things......like 1 million people in st. peter's square.....maybe not.....maybe just a nice quiet visit to florence........with a few madonna and child paintings.....too bad i have not chronicalled all of the badly painted baby jesus' seen on multiple excursions.......or misplaced madonna breasts.........gourmet has a new issue out with places to see in rome...an older issue featured florentine tratatorias.......of course, my italian is worse than my spanish......and i will not rent a car...........