Day one in Rome
After a truly long day of travel we arrived in Rome at 6:45 p.m. We waited forever for our bags to make it to the carousel. Getting through Italian customs was incredibly easy and our dear driver, Fabio, was waiting for us at the arrivals lounge as promised. We passed the Circus Maximum on the way to our hotel which is located on a cobblestone street somewhere in central Rome. These streets are incredibly narrow. Fabio did some crazy maneuverings to get us to our hotel. (Adriano)
Our room is on the 5th floor and our skinny little porter, Stefano, had some trouble carrying our bags up the narrow staircase. Good thing there's a lift; however, it only goes up to the 4th floor and the poor fellow still had to haul our bags up another steep flight of stairs. Good old Albert assisted and a good thing too. Otherwise Stefano would have ended up with a hernia for sure. Our room is quite nice with a big bed and a big tub and painted quite a vibrant red. Took a bit of time to figure out how to make the shower work. Duh!!! We also have a bidet - a nice European custom of washing your bottom parts every which way you like.
Day one and travel day done. We opened a bottle of wine and ate nuts for dinner and settled in for a good night's sleep.
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