David started work last Monday and takes the bus about 45 minutes outside the city to his job. (He has really nice hours from 10-6..with an hour lunch in the middle). We have been taking morning runs together to see the city before he goes to work. Gyms are uncommon here and cost about 20-40 dollars per day! Running around the Tiber River has become one of ourfavorite morning runs.

We have been trying to do as much as possible outside every weekend while the weather is nice. Last weekend we climbed to the top of Giancolo hill, about a 1-2 mile hike up to a hilltop overlooking all of Rome.

This weekend we headed to the Beach to get our beach fix before summer ends. On our way, we checked out the ancient ruins of Ostia Antica, a town recently excavated from 65 B.C.

After the ruins, we headed on to the beach. While appearances along the boardwalk are similar to Ocean City, European beach-goers are very different. The people-watching was unbelievable. Even at a family beach, with kids everywhere, clothes seemed to be optional- and being a male wearing a speedo was standard. Women of ALL sizes wore string bikinis or none.I was able to snap a "mild" photo of a guy in a speedo, but didnt feel right taking more. On that note, thebeachwas great and I’d say, one more successful weekend abroad.