Rome

The view from our balcony

The fountain at the Vatican

The Pope has been a little busy this week with a beautification in Rome and then a visit to us in Venice!

Ponte Saint Angelo with Castel on the left

Dusk

Evening

It’s not very often one can say they've caught a boat to the airport, but that's what you do in Venice! It's a 50 minute ride - sometimes a little treacherous but we made it with plenty of time to spare – more than we thought as our flight was delayed for about 20 minutes. So now we’re in Roma! From the airport we were so lucky with trains; it was as if they were just there waiting for us!

We’re staying in a B&B for our 3 nights in Rome and have a magnificent view of the Vatican and the Basilica. We are looking at it now all lit up at night!

We walked up to the Vatican and around the square then down Via della Conciliazione which is the street in line with the Vatican. We have a very special tour of the Vatican tomorrow so we didn’t want to spend much time there today.

The traffic here is chaotic and you take your life in your hands crossing the road.  We watched an elderly gent who didn’t even look if there was a car coming, slowly cross the road without one toot of a horn or complaint from any of the motorists. We’re not willing to try that – we just run!

We came across a very quaint deli where we purchased some cheese, olives, tomatoes and crackers. There was a most helpful Italian man serving us who gave us tastes of the cheeses and some bread – yum! I need to tell you that the clothes we both brought with us still fit and if there have been any clothing purchases, it’s only because they were irresistible!

Clare, you’ll be pleased to know we have continued the gelato tradition here as well with a Tiramisu and mint being sampled today.

Our travelling today has worn us out – we’re looking at things to do tomorrow and Thursday. It’s very difficult trying to see so much in a limited time – guess we’ll just have to come back!