the Pope

Wednesday, we went to Castel Gandolfo to see some friends at the University of Dallas' "Rome" Campus.  Castel Gandolfo also happens to be where the Pope keeps a summer home.  Wednesday happened to be the day that the Pope was arriving there.  While the wives and kids stayed at the campus pool to swim, the two husbands went into the town for a little look-around.  While they were there, we (the wives) saw the Papal helicopter flying overhead, which meant he was arriving.  Meanwhile, the men joined a fair-sized crowd in the Piazza to see if they would be able to catch a glimpse of the Pope.  Within about 5 minutes of finding a spot, the Pope appeared, waved to the crowd and walked inside his home.  Pope Benedict will be leaving soon for World Youth day, so we were lucky to see him when we did.