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On our last day, Cousin Gianfranco and Patrizia and Samuelo, their 12 year old son (result of a pizza festa 12 years ago) take us to Assissi and insist on driving us to Rome. We see lots of holy things in Assissi where mum particularly wanted us to go to bring her back something of St Frances. We have lunch at a beautiful trout farm with lake,ducks and swans. Like a canal. Water, water everywhere.......
Gianfranco drives us to Rome to Cousin Tiziana's apartment. Her husband Carmino, who speaks reasonable English will drive us to our hotel in Rome and we are all to meet for dinner later that night with Tiziana's sister Laura, her husband and everyone in the car. Slight drama with a car catching fire ahead of us and causing a massive traffic snarl. Rome traffic is horrendous even when you know where you are going. We are eventually dropped off near the hotel and walk the rest of the way, about 1 km, pulling our luggage behind us. (We needed lots of clothes for the cruise etc, remember?)
Our hotel is right on Via Del Corso in the centre of Rome, between the Fontana di Trevi and the Pantheon. Great location but unfortunately they have no idea where our passports are.(Were to have been couriered there from Hotel in Florence) Eventually after producing copies of our emails etc , it seems another reception person has placed them in his own safe but he has left for the day. They will be retrieved tomorrow. Who needs them?
Dinner is in a 'real' Roman restaurant, owned by a friend of Allessandro, Laura's husband. Laura and Tiziana were our guides around Rome 20 years ago so it is wonderful to see them 20 years later. (They say I look the same which is not particularly flattering as I was 5 months pregnant at the time.)
A wonderful authentic Roman meal and then we have to say our final goodbyes to Gianfranco, Patricia and Samuelo, who has become like our own child, more like Ben than Samantha.. And to Laura and Tiziana and their husbands. They all want to come to Australia and we encourage them to do so and promise great food and accommodation..... at Mum's place.
Really sad but we promise to return.
Gianfranco drives us to Rome to Cousin Tiziana's apartment. Her husband Carmino, who speaks reasonable English will drive us to our hotel in Rome and we are all to meet for dinner later that night with Tiziana's sister Laura, her husband and everyone in the car. Slight drama with a car catching fire ahead of us and causing a massive traffic snarl. Rome traffic is horrendous even when you know where you are going. We are eventually dropped off near the hotel and walk the rest of the way, about 1 km, pulling our luggage behind us. (We needed lots of clothes for the cruise etc, remember?)
Our hotel is right on Via Del Corso in the centre of Rome, between the Fontana di Trevi and the Pantheon. Great location but unfortunately they have no idea where our passports are.(Were to have been couriered there from Hotel in Florence) Eventually after producing copies of our emails etc , it seems another reception person has placed them in his own safe but he has left for the day. They will be retrieved tomorrow. Who needs them?
Dinner is in a 'real' Roman restaurant, owned by a friend of Allessandro, Laura's husband. Laura and Tiziana were our guides around Rome 20 years ago so it is wonderful to see them 20 years later. (They say I look the same which is not particularly flattering as I was 5 months pregnant at the time.)
A wonderful authentic Roman meal and then we have to say our final goodbyes to Gianfranco, Patricia and Samuelo, who has become like our own child, more like Ben than Samantha.. And to Laura and Tiziana and their husbands. They all want to come to Australia and we encourage them to do so and promise great food and accommodation..... at Mum's place.
Really sad but we promise to return.
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