Great sleep and calm morning. Jesse will pick us up at 1:00 for our afternoon tour, so we took advantage of the morning and walked through a very long tunnel and around a turn or two and found our destination; Trevi Fountain.
It’s one of the many 18th century marvels of Rome and setting for the Movie, “Three Coins in the Fountain”. Dorathy McGuire, I’m sure you will remember, was one of the starlets and Frank Sinatra sang the song, I’m sure you will remember. We were there at night a few years ago, a stunning sight, but this morning with the sun glistening across the white marble it was just as perfect.
Jesse,
his mother and sister and two friends from his real home in the Netherlands picked us up in an six-seat golf cart and we departed for the top Roman sights and vistas The afternoon was the best we’ve had in Roma and to be with Jesse’s family made it all the better. Our day’s weather was Chamber perfect. Jesse is a good friend and if you want an excellent private Roman holiday tour, let me me know and I’ll hook you up
We ate a large Italian Glam Hotel breakfast this morning, meat, cheese, fish and, of course, pastries, yogurt and strong black coffee, and called an audible to skip lunch and have a last main meal this evening. We ate at a restaurant last time here that is worth a second opportunity,
and it’s close to the Glam. We set the destination on Google maps and in ten minutes we were there. Things start late here, we had a 75 minute cocktail wait, while watching the local crowd use up a cool, clear Sunday evening. We’ve had worse delays, and the eventual broiled sea bass and pasta dishes were outstanding.
Sleep came slowly as we remembered our past month or so and reviewed a few pics and journal notes to jog our sometimes foggy memories. We have traveled through four countries and several Italian regions; Puglia, Basilicata, Tuscany and several on the island of Sicily. We are truly blessed and fortunate folks. Thanks for watching, Jim and Pam
Headed home