We slept in until 8am and then went up and ate at their
roof-top restaurant. What a nice, top
quality place it is.
Then it was out and up two blocks to the subway and one of
our favorite places, this great big flea market that is only open until
2pm. Who knows where they get their
merchandise, but wow is it cheap. Barb
bought 4 scarves and a great leather carrying case with also a smaller purse
inside and Ed bought a shirt.
Then we took the subway back to the main station and boarded
a train to take a 41 minute train ride to the Pope’s summer residence. The ride was fine; however, we then had to
walk up hill on a winding road for 30 minutes until we reached the town which
is high above a volcanic lake - really picturesque!!
The town is very, very small with one 3 block in and then a
center courtyard and at the end is this massive building which is the Pope’s
and they do not have tours but it was neat to see the town and the view was
fantastic. We spent some time wandering
the stores, Barb bought 3 more scarves and then we were told there were stairs
down behind a church and so we took them, cutting our trip down by 15 minutes.
Back to Rome
Back to the hotel, we met Jeff and Vera and another couple
David and Barbara, who are playing blackjack with us and we went to this
delightful Roman restaurant. We spent a
couple of hours eating and drinking wine.
Then we asked the owner where the best gelato place was and instead of
giving us direction, he took us in his car – a VW Jette – with 2 in the front
seat and 5 in the back seat, 3 guys on the seats and Barb and Vera on our
laps. What a nice gesture the owner did and
we laughed getting in and out of the car.
A short walk back around the hotel and it is now midnight
and time to finish the blog and go to bed.
Barb is still a little shaky but doing better than last
Saturday.
Night from Rome
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| Breakfast |
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| You just gotta have another one |
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| A long walk up - 30 min. |
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| Old and new friends!! |
