Roaming in Rome

It's incredibly hot here, both weather and local tempers (the two guys running this cafe had a huge shouting match about 5 minutes ago. They looked like they were about to start throwing computers at each other. It was quite scary).
We've seen loads of ancient ruins- the Colosseum being the biggie so far, with the place where Julius Caesar was stabbed coming in at a close second. We spent today at the Vatican which was amazing. The buildings were incredibly beautiful. I'm not even going to try and describe the Sistine Chapel, apart from "Wow!". All the people there seemed to be either looking overwhelmed in a non-Catholic way and snapping the odd photo like us, or fervently praying and crossing themselves. I was tempted to splash some holy water because it was so hot, but I thought it might be too sacrilegious so I didn't. I can never remember if it's right or left shoulder first either. (Apologies to any Catholics out there who are reading this and cringing)
We're off on a fast train to Florence in the morning where we might pop in and see David. After that we're heading into France. Not exactly sure where yet. We both want to go to Paris and I want to go to Normandy to see the Bayeaux Tapestry and Bill wants to see the beaches, so we'll be heading North at some stage. We're starting to run out of time to do everything now, which has snuck up on us quickly. Suddenly we only have six weeks left, which sounds like a lot until you realise you want to see another three countries in that time. Anyway, time to head back out into the sweltering heat...

Oh, and Dublin was really fun. Molly Malone (who several bus drivers sang about) turns out to be a fish monger by day with a wheel barrow full of shellfish and a prostitute by night. They love her there- her nicknames include 'the dolly with the trolley', 'the tart with the cart', and every one's favourite 'the trollop with the scallops'. There's even a statue of her in one of the central streets. Working two jobs evidently paid off...