Way Out of Town

I've returned from a vacation in Rome last week, traveling with my sister to visit our niece who is wrapping up a semester of study over there. We had quite exciting experiences including the Wednesday general audience with Pope Benedict, tours of the Vatican and other religious and cultural sites, and ventures to Florence and the mountain top town of Orvieto. And, of course, we enjoyed some great Italian food and wine.

Our trip from Philadelphia to Rome took about eight-and-a-half hours and return (against the jet stream) took about nine-and-a-half hours. Someday, that trip might be a lot faster. Congratulations to XCOR for taking a small but historic first step in that direction.