Roma
- Rome (FCO) Airport – luggage stuck on conveyor belt. Luggage stuck back in NY.
- Settled into Trastavere apartment
- Pizza outside at one of the oldest restaurants in the area
- Wandered around – church, fountain, filming
- Piazza Navona
- Gelato
- Service at the Panteheon
- Rome ruins (cats) – ruins from about 100years before Christ.
- Supermacado for the essentials - bread, cheese, olive oil J
Day 2.
- Cappucini e posti to start the day
- Biggest flea market in Europe
- Walked up the stairs behind Trastavere to look out over Rome
- Piazza Venezia
- The Forum (ancient Rome downtown area)
- Tour of the Colosseo
- Rome subway from the Colosseo to Piazza di Spagna
- Restaurant with the gals – and fellow restaurant patrons don’t forget: “You pay for the water and I pay for the bottle”
- La Fontana di Trevi and gelato (duh)
Day 3.
- Cappucini e posti
- Tour of St Peter’s Basilica and the Necropolis / Mausoleums
- Vatican City
- Castle
- Bus detour through the Borghese Gardens
- Pantheon
- Gelato
- Caravaggio exhibit
- Edward Hopper Exhibit ( S & C)
Day 4.
Firenze
Joann Kate Masako
- Cappucini e posti
- 8.15am fast train from Roma termini to Firenze
- Walked up the many steps to the top of the Duomo to look out over Florence – stunning!
- Strolled through the street market
- Academia - statue of David
- Basilica di Santa Croce – Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli
- Walked along the Arno river and across the bridge – Ponte Vecchio
- Mmm frozen pizza at Cuchina Tipica
- Joann and Masako eat McDonald’s ice cream cones to determine if there is a difference. Gelato is better!
Day 4 Rome
Susan, John, Jack, Charlotte , Franny
Borghese Gallery & Garden
Piazza Popola
J & J Holocaust Exhibit
Castel Sant'Angelo
SCF San Giovanni Laterno
Coin & shoppping
Day 5.
Spoleto
- Regionale train to Spoleto
- Wine and cheese on the apartment deck
- Shopped
- Pizza, Gelato
- Dinner at the restaurant up the hill – excellent pasta and apple dessert!
Day 6.
- Cappucini e posti
- Bag shopping in Spoleto
- Local bus from Spoleto to Norcia
- Norcia – boar’s heads, pungent cheeses, snow on the hills
- Walked across famous bridge in Spoleto as sun was setting
- Osteria del Matto, owner – crazy man Philipo. (An Appetitte for Umbria by Christine Smallwood 2005 UK publisher)
Day 7.
Assisi
- 9.15am train from Spoleto
- Pizza
- Church of Sante Rufino
- Bakery with delicious goodies
- Basilica Papale di San Francesco: upper church on top of lower church
- Pasta at a hotel restaurant at the top
- Train back to Spoleto
- Cheese, bread, olive oil
Day 8.
Roma
- Cappucini e posti
- 10.30am train back to Roma
- Pizza, Gelato
- Registered for Marathon
- Biscottificio Artigiano – Innocenti – biscotti and brioche
- Dinner with the best tiramisu
Day 9.
- Roma Fun Run! 9am start from the Colosseo
- Vatican City – walked to the top of the Cathedral and looked out over Rome (lots of steps to get there).
