Day 1: Friday
They say all roads lead to Rome, but fortunately, so do a lot of flights! After leaving Amsterdam, I arrived in Denmark and quickly realized no one accepted euro, but I didn't want to exchange, so sadly I didn't get any souvenirs. I'm pretty sure I was the only American on my flight to Rome, but I slept most of the way. I remember waking up at one point and looking out my window and realizing I was flying over the Alps! After I landed I made it through the airport just fine, exited through the non-existent customs, and found a taxi. My taxi driver didn't speak a word of English the entire drive except "It's hot" and, when Time After Time started playing on the radio, he shouted "Cindy Lauper!" and started dancing and honking his horn to the beat. The drive was terrifying, and I'm not sure how we didn't hit any pedestrians or motorcycles. Finally I arrived at the hotel, and they let me in the room where I was relieved to find two beds. Mike wasn't there so I took a shower and then waited for him.
They say all roads lead to Rome, but fortunately, so do a lot of flights! After leaving Amsterdam, I arrived in Denmark and quickly realized no one accepted euro, but I didn't want to exchange, so sadly I didn't get any souvenirs. I'm pretty sure I was the only American on my flight to Rome, but I slept most of the way. I remember waking up at one point and looking out my window and realizing I was flying over the Alps! After I landed I made it through the airport just fine, exited through the non-existent customs, and found a taxi. My taxi driver didn't speak a word of English the entire drive except "It's hot" and, when Time After Time started playing on the radio, he shouted "Cindy Lauper!" and started dancing and honking his horn to the beat. The drive was terrifying, and I'm not sure how we didn't hit any pedestrians or motorcycles. Finally I arrived at the hotel, and they let me in the room where I was relieved to find two beds. Mike wasn't there so I took a shower and then waited for him.
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View out the hotel window |
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Ancient Ruins |
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First View of the Colosseum |
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Vittoriano |