Well, my friends, not too much to report today, other than the fact that Rome is still awesome and that we are both still very much in love with this city. It's funny to feel so comfortable in a place after just two days of exploring it, but that's the thing about travelling. The more you see, the more you realize that everything is somehow connected. So many cities remind me of Rome (perhaps because Rome is, in many ways, the original). But because of that, I feel like I know Rome. I feel like I understand Rome. And at the same time, there is so much to discover here.
Anyway. That's more of a discussion we should be having over a bottle or two of wine. Let me know if you ever want to make that happen.
Today we woke up late again (surprise, surprise) and headed south towards the Vatican City. We stopped for lunch first, though, and enjoyed a long, leisurely meal al fresco, again accompanied by an accordion or two. It's become a tradition. Not too shabby.
The plan had been to see St. Peter's basilica and then head over to the Vatican Museum, mainly to see the Sistine Chapel. Rome, however, has been completely overrun by tourists this week/end, and the line to get into the museum was five hours long. Yes, you read that correctly. The line for the basilica, meanwhile, was just half an hour. Can you guess which one we ultimately chose? St. Peter's it was. What a place! It is gigantic, and so so impressive. So ornate. Gold and marble and statues everywhere. The entire time, all I could think about was Angels and Demons. Also about how lucky we are to be here experiencing all of this.
Afterwards, we walked along the river and back up to the Medici villa, where we walked through the sculpture gardens (which are a lot like Central Park, actually), and sat on a bench and people-watched for a good hour or so. Leisure. It's a way of life.
Dinner was another excellent pizza-pasta-wine-tiramisu combination. We sat outside again, and the night air was perfumed with jasmine. And we talked about everything under the sun...er, the moon, rather. It's been so wonderful to be with Stephen again. He is good people. Life is just really, really good.
And yes, that makes me giggle. Don't worry about it.
Tomorrow, we head to the Amalfi Coast, and I'm pretty sure lots more giggling is in store. La dolce vita? Si. Ovviamente.
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