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Day 3 in Rome
... and further down a temple from the first century AD complete with an alter, two houses with elaborate brickwork and travertene flooring and flowing spring water - many feet below modern street level. We said our goodbyes to Rahul and headed back toward home stopping here and there for a glass of wine, some shopping, Trevi fountain at night, then finally to our hotel. We stayed up talking with some wine and cheese, but now to bed to re-fuel for tomorrow's ...
From the steps of Rome to Conversano
... Sophia, his new Italian mistress along with us. She is sexy, to be sure, and when she is all packed up into her fancy travel case she is compact, but still, it was a sight to walk the cobbled streets near the Termini Station dragging our entourage of bags along behind us.
After we had refreshed ourselves with a cat nap, we headed out to find the bike shop that Andy had researched and wanted to explore – buying Italian bike gear from Italy obviously on the bucket list. ...
Sistine Chapel
... all weekend and failed most the time. Anyways, we finally made it through the line and we visited all the wonderful statues and art. It is such a wonderful and amazing place to see. We saw the Sistine Chapel, so drop dead gorgeous! It was wonderful! We were not allowed to take pictures, I dont know why, but I took pictures anyways. I got yelled at a few times, but it was such a sight to see and I wanted to document it.
After this, we went to ...
Camilla and Caravaggio
... of you may know, Camilla is fond of pink, a preference which became the organizing principle for our expedition. Vince recalled having seen a shop with leather gloves, in many colors, in the window. The problem was that he could not recall exactly where. After much wandering in the heat and traffic of the shopping district, we split up in the hope that one of us would stumble upon the glove shop. I finally asked ...
When in Rome
... For a full day in Rome, spending 15 Euro seemed like I did well. I was getting short on cash as I had no been paid yet and just wanted to make sure I had money to enjoy in the next port.
The bus ride back, I passed out most of the way due to sheer exhaustion. Walking upwards 7 km or more in a day can really get to you when its sunny and 20 degrees. I had an amazing day in Rome, and would love the chance to go again and spend more time in the city, and also get to ...