Tuesday, May 17, 2011

We made it to Rome! Oh, the traffic! It’s crazy. Cars and motor cycles buzzing around in every direction. Can’t believe cars can fit on these tiny side streets, but they do. Our B&B is on the cutest side street, although when Ann and Deb first saw the door to the B&B, they were wondering what kind of place I got for them. The building was built in the late1400’s, and it looked like something from the Phantom of the Opera. Once inside, though, they were pleasantly surprised. I’ll take pictures tomorrow. Today we were anxious to get to St. Peter’s. It is a massive, massive church. Just gorgeous. Ann was most interested to see where Pope John Paul is buried. The last time we were here, it was in the lower level. Now that he has been beatified, he was moved up near the entrance at a side altar. He is right next to Michelangelo’s Pieta. We had dinner at a place recommended by Jen and Ken as well as our B&B owner, Triano, called Navona Notte. We each ordered a different entrée and shared. The pasta with meat sauce and the linguini with pesto were awesome. The pizza? Just so-so. Deb is counting my gelato scoops, and the ones we had tonight shouldn’t count—not good. We’ll have to get recommendations tomorrow. The wine was great; however, I’m not sure what Deb’s problem was, but she meant to top off the wine, but she poured water into the glasses instead. Talk about me having too much to drink! By the way, we almost got to meet Dr. Vino after all last night. Ann pulled the emergency cord in the bathroom last night. She thought it had something to do with the shower. Dr. Vino never showed up on his bike, though, and we were happy to be drinking vino rather than meeting Vino. Before we left for Rome this morning, we had ample time to grab breakfast, so there was no need for hoarding yesterday. The staff in the dining room wasn't very pleasant. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because we wanted to sit where we could keep an eye on our luggage. The waitress said, "Don't worry. We don't need your luggage." It was either that or she saw us stocking up on our trip for today. Deb gave up on hoisting our ever-heavier luggage in the overhead compartments today. She just lined it up in the hallway outside our compartment, but her spinner suitcase kept rolling up and down the hallway. We didn't do as much talking on this trip and didn't seem to annoy the other ladies in our compartment. We were getting a little tired, and I told Deb she could take a nap and I'd watch for the stop. She said, "Oh, no! I've read too many of your blogs before." She has no confidence in me! Sorry the pictures aren’t the best quality today. My little camera does not do well indoors.

1 comment:

  1. Another beautiful day in Italy. It is wonderful to be able to share your trip with you. I look forward to these blogs. I envy you all!
    (I never blogged and don't know how to fix the post- sorry.)... Lin

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