It's quite a drive from Catania to Rome...

Trip Start Aug 04, 2008
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Trip End Aug 19, 2008


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Friday, August 8, 2008

an afternoon start from catania to italy...joe managed to get off work around 2ish (Another Story, Another Time #1...) and we were off! things were running pretty smoothly, good tunes in the car, awesome weather, and i got to see more of the pretty side of sicily, all the ocean/beach views as we made our way up to messina to catch the ferry over to the southern tip of italy...i'd never been on a ferry where i drove up on a car, so that in itself was kinda fun...and despite my trepidation towards water (those who know me know why!) i do love ferries and boats and such...

off the ferry, and onwards driving for another 8+ hours...a couple of pit stops to get gas & food...and around 1am we finally pull into "Rome"...of course at this point it's pretty dark, poor joe is exhausted (at this point he's been up since 5:30am and i didn't get in my jetlag nap), and neither of us (namely me!) have really any idea where our hotel is.. Waiting to drive onto the ferry
Waiting to drive onto the ferry
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fortunately, after driving a block into industry-area + prostitutes, we get ourselves on the right track towards the center of rome...amazingly, after a stop to ask for directions, and a pause for joe to get out of the car to run around the trevi fountain to ask for directions we manage to find the hotel...which was only 400 meters (not sure what that means in yards, but it was damn close!) from the TREVI FOUNTAIN!!!

minus the late check-in hour and another minor hiccup with check-in (note: always travel with a passport...ASAT#2), all was well, we'd made it, we were safe, we were checked-in, and most importantly, we were in rome!!! our 10 day vacation was well underway...
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