March 21, 2018 Tuesday Our last full day in Rome. Arrivederci Roma!
Rod, Collin, Grace, Simon, and Paul climbed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica this morning. I have been battling planter fasciitis in one heel, so I opted to stay home and rest with Aaron and Clare. I will see if I can get Grace or Collin to blog about it.
It's hard to believe an entire month has passed since arriving in Rome on February 21st. We averaged 15,000 steps a day, saw
so much, and still feel like we only scratched the surface. Rome is definitely a big city with all that goes with that; graffiti, litter, noise, and plenty of second hand smoke. Some of us already knew and some of us discovered that we are not big city folks.
That said, my heart will always long for the grandeur of the churches for they truly transported me into a deep, peaceful place. We all came away feeling a connection to all those early Christians who came before us. People and places of history came to life. Overall, I'm eternally grateful we did it.
Here are some fun shots from our time in Roma!
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| Hurrah! Do they include toilet paper? |
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| Waiting in a train station. Italy has very little seating in public areas such as train stations and plazas. |
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| Waiting for the Metro. |
Waving to strangers as the Metro pulls away:
https://youtu.be/rVWqlsaiA8c
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| Walking through the Metro station. |
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| Walking home from the Metro to our flat. |
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| Street shot. |
A video from the street to the flat:
https://youtu.be/4uDHZV-OA1w
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| My coffee maker for Rome. It's an old Moka Espresso maker. The seal between chambers is old and dry so it spewed coffee from the middle, but I was desperate for coffee! Some of us drank it strong and sometimes I diluted it with water. It makes two servings. |
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| Our toaster. We gave that thing a major workout! |
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| The gang eating lunch in a parking garage in Assisi. It was raining and windy, so we sought shelter. Traveling isn't always glamorous! |
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| Hot cocoa Italian style! It was like thin pudding! To die for!! |
Hot cocoa in motion (spoiler alert: you WILL want some):
https://youtu.be/bOMkr9jxhR4
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| Our cappuccino spot. It was sad saying goodbye to Franchi's. |
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| Pulling out of the train station and saying goodbye to Rome. (Some of us are faking.) |
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| Italian countryside. That's more our style! |
Wow, love the old elevator and the BIG key! The hot cocoa looks heavenly and the mountains in the italian countryside are breathtaking! So many exotic sites, tastes and sounds! What fun!
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