Rome

After about 7 hrs on the plane we arrived at 12:35pm Italy time. I slept the entire flight...just in time for my coffee and muffin prior to landing. Kim however, sat awake the entire time. Good flight I thought...:) Tons more leg room than Air Transat!
Its a suprising 27C here today but a bit overcast.
ok....check it out....while picking up our baggage the conveyor stops after about half the bags come out...10 mins goes by.....we are both getting antsy, only to find that a loose strap from my bag got caught in the dumb thing before ripping it off and putting a fist size rip in my bag....Oops!...my bad (blush)
Found a shuttle to the hotel that made only 2 stops before ours...awesome.
Hotel Londra-Cargill....nice place ...nothing fancy but clean and in the midst of all the tourist stuff. Perfect!
Its about 3pm now...gonna clean, go get a bite to eat.....a beer and do some sight seeing baby ya!

Sadly this blog reads in reverse. To see the trip from the start you need to scroll to the bottom and work back up.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Rome

Rome is an awesome city with tons of history….buzzing with activity 24/7….(if you’re into that…which I am). It’s very big and by comparison, makes Toronto feel quite small.
The people are very friendly and for the most part are very helpful. Italian is very similar to French and Spanish so, we have been able to decipher signs and communicate fairly easily….that and most people speak some English….
This is the perfect time of year to visit Italy. The weather is beautiful and summer holidays are over so it’s not too busy.
We are on our way to San Gimignano tomorrow….not far from Florence and Siena….about 4 hrs north of Rome. Renting a car by the train/bus terminal in the centre of town….this oughta be fun!!!! They drive like I ride my bike!!!!
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