Monday, February 12, 2007

When in Rome.

Awoke at 3.30 and left house semi comatose at 4.15. I really woke up speaking to a nice lady at Ryan air check in. Then went up for brekkie in the Aintree caff. Joined queue got on our 737-800 and took off. Arrived early jean kipped I had a cup of tea and worried about the wings engines etc. Arrived in ciampino and boarded the Terravison bus €14 return to termini station. We walk from there to the hotel brasile on via palestro. Its hot, we are dry. Shown to room by charming man, comfy and functional.
Mooch off down street and see big ole in the ground. This is the back of the basilica santa maria d'angelo which michealangelo grafted a church on to the impressive diocletian baths (like roman stuff). We wandered off and ad dinner at the pizza trattiora plqace mentioned earlier. Jean opened with deep fried courgette flower and ended with pasta in salmon sqauce. I did a mini deep fried cheese and anchovies pizza followed byva bruschetta with ham mush room and anchovies. Went to look at the diocletoian museum ( shut mondays). Jumped on train spied coliseum. Impressive. Got back on train small kip. Went for walk got lost saqw interesting sights. They included courts saw preidential palaqce some nice archaelogicical sitesthen on building romans revile then up vis del corso enjoyed the trevvi fountain nd the looked for qa gaff to eat www.trattoriatritone.com top meal. Jeqn hqad carpaccio of beef and roman chicken I had canneloni and veal chop. Tiramisu (sin alcool) and qa coffee back home and foot sore.

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