Rome, Italy - September 27-30

We were all exhausted after the flight from Tucson to Rome. I had a window seat and could see the lights of both London and Paris as we flew high above them. The taxi ride to the hotel was scary; even though it was early on a Sunday morning the traffic was terrible and the driver was crazy. He drove way over (140-150kph) the posted speed limit (100kph), changed lanes frequently, and talked and texted on his phone almost the entire drive. We arrived at 7:30am and waited in the hotel lobby for our rooms to be ready. We were too tired to do much more than explore the street (Via Veneto) that afternoon. The hotel, The Ambasciatori Palace, is very old but rated as a five star hotel. I think the Italian idea of five star is very different from a US five star.

So on Monday we took an open top bus tour around the city. We walked to the Spanish Steps and went to the Trevi Fountain after dinner. But none of us threw coins in this trip. Dad, Aunt Nannette and I had been to Rome before and Tami saw what she wanted to see so we are not keen on returning. The city doesn't change much. I will have to add photos when I get home, I have been taking lots. We walked to an Internet Point at 9:30 on the last day but as usual for Rome the hours posted were 9am -4pm and the shop was not open.

Trevi Fountain

The Queen Victoria's computers have very restricted access; you can't open attachments or add photos to blogs on these machines. If I travel again I want to get my own laptop so I am not restricted to others rules.