Me... in Italy

I have just returned from a ten day pilgrimage to Italy. I visited Rome, Assisi, Orvieto, and Florence. It was an amazing, powerful experience that could not possibly be expressed here. I may write more about it later, but for now I have a few photos of myself to post.

Before I left for Italy, my mom said she needed to see pictures of me in the places I visit, not just the scenery. Now I don't enjoy looking at myself, so why would I want pictures of my ugly mug? Well, I fulfilled her request and got some pictures of myself in interesting locations.

Here I am, attending a papal audience in Saint Peter's Square:

Here I am, visiting with British geocachers in Rome:

Here I am, atop the dome of St. Peter's basilica:

Here I am, atop Castle San Angelo:

Here I am, modeling Italian leather:

Here I am, at the hermitage above Assisi:

Here I am, in front of the main altar in St. Peter's basilica:

And, finally, here I am in the prison that held saints Peter and Paul before their executions. Notice my somber expression in such a somber place.: