Rome 4

Saturday in the Park -
It's Saturday and that means ParkRun!
Derek and I headed off nice and early travelling by bus to Colli Albani ( at least that was the name of the nearby station) to join the Cafferalla Parkrun. We were quite early and had time for caffe and pastry. Again there were a few tourists and expansion at the park including a few Aussies. The run was good but all that pasta and vino was starting to take its toll- still PB for Parkrun Roma!
After a reviving caffe we decided to walk across the expansive parkland to the Via Appia Antica - the Appian Way, which was on our list of things to do. Judith was happy for us to go without her - and I think it was a good idea as I'm not sure she would have enjoyed the walk and it wasn't what we were expecting ( a parkvwith an ancient cobble stone road thru it surrounded by ruins). As it turned out we joined the road near where it did become exactly that, but we turned towards the entry to the park and missed the best bits! We did see some beautiful ruins and can only bemoan that we missed more. Instead we were walking on a narrow road edged by walls with plenty of traffic. We did find a place to fet off the road and onto a pathetic crossing fields which was lovely. Oh well next time we will do it differently.
Back home later than intended, so we ended up having (a late) lunch in very busy but nonetheless beautiful Trastevere.
A bit of a rest and a start on the packing before we went out for our last dinner in Italy. We went to a fab restaurant on the edge of Trastevere called Ercoli.
Can't believe we have come to the end (almost) of our trip!Les mer