Rome, Italy
I'm sitting here in the airport awaiting my flight to New Zealand. Seems like a good time to recap my week in Rome.
I stayed at the sweetest hostel. Great people working there. Fun people staying there. Hostels are great places for solo travelers to connect with other people. And I did. Rozie, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was my dorm mate and tour partner for a couple of days. She was on her first solo tour and so capable at getting around. I was impressed. From her I learned about the bus that would get me up the airport and the fun of being an Asian photographer:).
After my quick tour of all the famous ruins u spent most if my time walking, window shopping, and fretting what to buy my daughters for Christmas that weighed nothing and represented Italy. And let me say how much I stress shopping for others. So many beautiful things that would have cost an arm and two legs to ship. A postcard is $2.50 for postage.
And eating and drinking coffee of course are an Italian pastimes.
A German man, Boris, who I met in Hawaii three years ago, flew down to Rome for the weekend and we palled around for my last few days here. First he got ripped off by the Romans taking our photographs. This photo was expensive!
Then we braved the crowds at the Vatican...actually more like braving the "beggars", people wanting you to take their tour or buy their stuff. I was yelling at them after awhile. They were every 3 steps!! OMG!
Then off to window shop.
Gladiator museum next. That was a cruel sport. Sickening.
Walking in the rain with no umbrella or coat because the weather report was good.
And more eating...
Followed by drinking later...
And today it was packing...
Don't ya love my plastic wrap luggage?!!
And getting to the airport.
Off to New Zealand!! Wahoo!!!!
Livin' the life,
BagLady
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