We have arrived safely after a very uncomfortable 26 hours....in which the sound was so poor on the audio-visuals I could not even mollify myself with the small screen.....and when the tub of yoghurt was the highlight of the meal you can to imagine what the rest was like!
Well here we are in Roma enconced in our b&b (a hut in the zen garden) run by 2 zen monks who run a zen dance school can you believe.
We managed to negotiate the train from the station after buying and validating (if you have been to Rome you will know this a very important..thanks Deb ) our ticket and getting ripped off by yet another taxi driver.
Then on little sleep(but after the all important shower which does lull,however, into a false sense of wellbeing) we walked into town(we are in Trastevere over the Tiber) to the where the Ancient Romans did there thing.......it is AMAZING to see it all after reading about it for nigh on 45 years .....the site which includes the Capitoline Hill,Colosseum,MANY MANY temples,byzantine churches,palaces,palaces,markets,et al...it is VAST. So back there today having recouped some energy to explore further.....(after our Zen breakfast)
We will (hopefully) buy our train ticket to Venice, visit the Museo Nationale Romano as well today....
Sounds wonderful Kathie! Looking forward to seeing all of your blog posts :)
ReplyDeleteLove Imogen xx
P.s. I have heard horror stories about people not knowing to validate their trickets in Rome! I'm glad you knew!