Leaving early this morning we are travelling to Rome 2 hrs on the train. Trundling our suitcases and carryons along Florence footpaths is a workout. The wheels are just holding out as the paths are cobbled and rutted so you have to lift the bags over parts. Now our bags are over 25 kilos so it is my weight training. The train is super comfy so time for a nanna nap.
We have seen so much by train, small orderly vineyards, fields of sunflowers blooming and maize and crops basking in the humid temperatures. Ochre and pink villas with little terracotta rooves as we flit by village after village. Amazing little nurseries all topiary plants along side the tracks amongst the tall poplars.
We have visited the Vatican and Sistine Chapel and St Peter's cathedral. 3 hours tour of artefacts, sculptures paintings and painted fresco overload. The pope flew out overhead at 4pm to Korea.
last day in Rome
boo hoo we fly home tomorrow. Spent last day doing our own walking tour of the colloseum and the forums. We discovered a lookout on musem of tomb of the unknown
soldier.
Back to see the Trevi Fountain which is under renovation. it looks terrible. very sad.
Last pix is of vatican. the Pope opens the 2nd to last window from the right.
soldier.
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