Visiting the Field Museum (Featuring Maximo and Antarctic Dinosaurs)

Traveling to Chicago, IL for a day or weekend is usually a fun experience. On my most recent visit to the Field Museum in Chicago, I was met with an array of new prehistoric creature displays. Maximo and the Pterosaurs The most noticeable skeleton on display is seen when you first enter the building in…

Many Italians Use Cycles and Scooters for Transportation

Of Intellect and Interest

So my family and I were fortunate enough to be able to travel to Rome, Italy in order to pray for and celebrate with my cousin, a Catholic seminarian, who is being ordained a deacon. Anyhow, it’s been a lot of walking, crowded bussing, and taxi rides. But it has also been an amazing time so far.

As an American tourist/pilgrim, I can point out a few differences between vehicles and driving in the States and vehicles and driving in Italy. For one thing, the average Italian car is smaller than most typical family-sized vehicles purchased in the U.S. And the semi trucks of Italy have very short front ends.

Credit: Hank’s Truck Pictures.

Traffic in the ancient city of Rome seems even more congested and hectic than in many big cities in the United States like Chicago, IL or Boston, MA. Just about everyone and his brother and his…

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