We live!
No need to fret. We just don't have internet access in the room. In fact, the room is not as nice as the place in Prague and triple the cost. Of course, they don't have astounding amounts of deliciouso gelato every where you turn.
Sorry, no posto di fotos this time. But, we arrived yesterday, dropped off our stuff in the hotel and bolted for the Vatican. We were rained on a bit, but it gave us a beautful sky to look at too. The Vatican was, well, it's the Vatican. St Peter's was beautiful (if a bit dark so late in the day). Coming here the Easter Sunday weekend seems a less than stellar idea. Good for us we leave at 8:50AM tomorrow for VENICE!
Last night after dinner we mosied down to the coloseum. It's a 10 minute walk from our hotel. One hour and about 60 night photos later we headed back. You know what that means, don't you? Gelato! We got some before dinner too. But, the stuff we got going back was amazing! I got chocolate and banana. Angela got creme brele and fruiti bosco. The thing is, her's was (not joking) about a pint's worth of gelato. HUGE. Well, my cone was pretty big too, but I said medium before I ordered. I think that helped.
Today we had breakfast at the hotel (sadly, yogurt was not on the menu like in Prague). Then off to the ruins near the Coloseum. Oh and the Coloseum as well. A woman pushed a hard sell on us to take their tour, but we already know about the christian eating lions and that evil emperor Joachim Phoenix! We saw gladiator! Then we wandered the ruins and walked down the Circus Maximus (again, with a hard sell attempt from a sun-glasses vendor guy) towards what I call the "wedding cake" but is in fact a monument to Italy in general and the Italian Unknown soldier. Oh, we had panini for lunch on it's steps.
We mosied to the Trevi fountain (LOTS of people there) where I photographed Angela tossing money in for luck and it was time for more gelato! Off to the spanish steps. Again there were MOBS of people. We sat and watched folks walk past. Then down to the Piazza della Repubblica where we sat and had a great cappuccino. Now, we sit here typing at the crappy (somewhat scary) internet-phone place up the street from the hotel.
Tonight we have a nice meal of yummy italian food (with wine of course) and pack-up for our trip to Venice. We packed a LOT of Rome into today. I'd just like to say kudos to Angela for walking so many places with me (vs taking the metro). She knows I love to walk and walks more than she might otherwise (with the whole back/hip) thing going on.
Once we get to Venice and (as we understand it there is wifi in the lobby) have internet we'll get some photos up. Angela got one at the Vatican that was great!
-ciao
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