Germany Week 12 (Part 3)
Rome ( nuff said)
Hello all,
Friday night we came back from Austria and our 100 dollar
taxi ride and because we had to leave at 6am on the train I decided not to go
to sleep. So on the train to the Munich west I dozed on and off. We flew Ryan Air to Rome. Fabulous airline—no frills, cheap, they loaded
one group off and loaded us on-- all in about 10 minutes, unbelievable.
We arrived in Rome and I have to admit we were a little
shocked. Maybe it was coming from
Austria and living in Germany where everything is ultra clean and neat but Rome
was shockingly dirty and unkempt. It
reminded us of New York back in the days before Giuliani cleaned it up.
Well we took a bus to the center of town and caught a cab,
only 10 blocks to our hotel. Now this is
the first time, I’ve strayed away from Best Western or Holiday Inns. I can see there is a reason to stay with the
name brands. Lol First of all the cab driver just dropped us in
front of a huge wooden door. The kind
like the one on “Romancing the Stone”
where the drug dealer asked Joan Wilder to come in and hang out. So I couldn’t get in it but noticed a small
sign that read ‘Bed and Breakfast.’ I waited
for a minute and then someone came out so I saw my opening and went in. It was
like the movies of Italy the tall inside buildings with the windows looking out
and clothes hanging on a line. I found a
young boy who directed me to another large locked door. I knocked and a very friendly gentleman came
out. I went back down to get Gregg and
we looked at the room. It was named “The
Colossal room” with a large king size bed and they had towels shaped like a
heart- see picture. I had my doubts but
the price was right and I felt safe since we had to lock and unlock three huge
doors to get in and out. Of course we had
to come in during the middle of the day to take a hot shower as in the morning time
there was no hot water. But as I always
say if everything goes right then there wouldn’t be a good story to tell.
We took the hop on-- hop off bus and went to all the
sights. Unfortunately they are all so
big that the best pictures are from the bus see below. Getting too close distorts the picture. I just can’t get it all in.
It was unbelievable seeing all of the ancient ruins and the
Vatican City. It is truly just like in
the movies and postcards. We ate at a
few Italian restaurants and the food was great.
I bought my souvenirs and Gregg got to watch the FSU game on sling box since
our bed and breakfast had internet connections.
The Colosseum of Rome, The Pantheon, the ruins and Vatican City--I don’t think I can do Rome justice by explaining it, the pictures
will have to do my talking for me.
Enjoy.
Until next week.
Hugs from Germany
Susan
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