Europe Cruise 2023

Well our adventure has almost come to a close. The ship has docked at Civitavecchia and we’re supposed to disembark by 9:00am. Bit of a process to get off the ship, but after immigration, shuttle bus and now the train, we are on our way to Rome. We decided we’d rather have a direct flight home tomorrow than try and rush for a layover flight today. Paul found us a hotel near the train station and some of the touristy sites. Our room wasn’t quite ready so the concierge suggested we walk up to Piazza Garibaldi which provided a beautiful vantage point to see the city. Reminded me, if only by name, of Garibaldi Square, near where we stayed when we spent the summer in Nice. We went back to check in and then headed out to see St. Peter’s Basilica/ Vatican City, walk alongside the River Tiber, through the Piazza Navona, to the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and finally, the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (the first king of a unified Italy). Starting to get tired and perhaps a little crangry, so after giving Flying Tiger one more kick at the can, we tried public buses 😳. The one we wanted kept passing us but we couldn’t find the actual bus stop; worked backwards for a bit and eventually found it. One more pizza before Paul goes back to full blown keto. It’s 6:00pm and no before dinner martinis, boohoo 😭. Tried to watch a movie but it’s been a long (at least longer than what we’re used to), no nap and over 16km of walking, kind of day - we were out by 9:30pm. Probably for the best cuz tomorrow is going to be a really long day. Ciao for now!!Les mer