Craig's blog

This morning we departed Montecatini and drove to Rome.  We stopped for lunch at a truck stop, which is unlike any truck stop I’ve been to in the US.  It had salads, a salad bar, pasta cooked to order, a person making custom paninis, a person making cappuccinos, etc.

We got to Rome and toured the ancient part, specifically the forum and the coliseum.  It was pretty hot (about 85) and sunny, but we did fine.  It was fun for the girls to see the coliseum after the stories they’ve heard of how Grandma and Grandpa went there on their first date.

After the tour we had dinner at a cute restaurant nearby.  These meals are clearly pre-planned as no restaurant can take 75 people just showing up.  This one sang Italian opera to us on occasion, so of course Cantabile had to sing for them.  Let’s just say it was much more pleasant listening to Cantabile. 

Tonight we’ve moved into our hotel for the next 3 nights in Rome.  Our family (minus Jessie) walked to a neighborhood Gelateria in a tiny strip mall nearby.  It was excellent (although it took us awhile to find it). The wifi connects, but still doesn’t seem fast enough (at least at 11:00 at night) to upload even one picture.  Sigh.  I’ll keep trying.