Today we made the four hour train trip to Rome from Pistoia. We were sad to leave the quiet and peaceful town we had come to know so well but knew it was time for new experiences. We said goodbye to our host, Federica, hoping one day we will all meet again. We also said ciao to her angel of a dog, Mario. It has been nice to get a little animal lovin' when we cannot be with our own feline/canine friends :)
This time, we got on the right train and enjoyed the Tuscan countryside on our way to Rome. We read, dozed and were constantly entertained by Italian banter we could not understand. We checked into our B&B which is about a ten minute walk from Vatican City. We strolled around our area of town and stopped at a local butcher where we picked up bread, provolone and gruyere cheese, strawberries, marinated artichoke hearts and of course...beer. Before we had our gourmet picnic dinner we went to see the Vatican lit up a night. It was beautiful and we plan to go back on Thursday to tour the city in its entirety. The rest of our evening consisted of eating a good portion of bread, watching the Italian version of Deal or No Deal (horrible) and washing clothes in the sink...again.
We have promised ourselves to get up early tomorrow and attempt the "Caesar Shuffle" which highlights the larger than life monuments of the Roman era.
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