It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone."---Erica Jong
Day 14 and 15
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Venice to Rome |
Did you know?
450: The number of palaces in Venice 150: The number of canals in Venice 400: The number of gondoliers in Venice 1.2 millimeters per year: The rate Venice is sinking 201: The number of churches in Venice 2010: The year Venice got its first female gondolier 115: The number of islands in Venice 6: The number of neighborhoods or sestieris in Venice 404: The number of pedestrian footbridges in Venice |
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Back in Rome
We arrive back in Rome and sadly had only a few hours to see a few more sights before heading home first thing in the morning. From our hotel we walked over to the Spanish Steps and saw Bernini's recently restored Fontana della Barcaccia, aka Ugly Boat Fountain. We took another look at the incredible Pantheon, stopped at Trajan's Column, and strolled the fashionable Via Dei Condotti. We enjoyed our final Roman dinner at a sweet little outdoor cafe surrounded by glamorous designer boutiques, followed by one last gelato.
Getting lost......very lost, in Rome, again.
Home---Rome to New York to San Diego
As Pliny the Elder would say, "Home is where the heart is.", and David and I believe that we may have left a piece of our heart in Italy. All the worry and planning that went into this vacation really wasn't necessary. Italy was easy. The Italians, Caterina, and Rick Steves made it that way. Easy to use the train system to get from place to place. Easy to find fabulous food and friendly residents. Easy to handle the language barrier, since there really wasn't one. Easy to step back in time to imagine life in ages past. Easy to find other travelers with which to share good food, good times, and great memories.
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