so, after getting up at 4am at k & h's place, we got on a 6-hour train from Lecce to Rome. we arrived in rome in the rainy afternoon for a short romantic visit. we took a cab to a hotel recommended by kevin and got a room with a huge balcony. it was in villa borghese, a part of rome reminicent of central park of nyc. there was a gigantic park close by, we walked around it in the hail for a bit. we walked in the rain, mike found a very bright umbrella and he finally got his carbonara that night. we walked to a restuarnt close to our hotel, and we crashed early that night. the next day, we basically did Rome in a few hours. we started on foot and just kept going. we saw the Spanish Steps, the Trivi Fountain, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Imperial Forums, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Campidoglio...and i talked mike into going to see a Chagall exibit in this amazing museum that overlooked the Forum and the Spanish Steps. we ate our last gelato and our last italian piece of pizza before we caught a bus and a train to the airport. we had a long layover in amsterdam again. mike could tell you how comfortable it is sleeping at 3am on a cold airport floor...
rome was interesting, the contrast between really really really old and the modern, blending together. after being where we were, rome felt a bit like disney land. so many tourists at each stop. but it was great to see. even if it was real quick. it was nice to run around the city with m. we had a blast. it was the perfect last day of a perfect trip. allora...
our hotel, see the first balcony? that was were we were for one whole day!
mike on the spanish steps
the forum
the old and the new combined
mike's shot of the sky, and michalengo's horse
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