Day 2 September 10 - Rome

Our flight arrived on time and it didn't take too long to get through Customs - a little easier than home for sure. We then took a bus to our hotel - Hotel Prati - which was about 30 minutes. Despite the fact we were tired and it was a hot day we did some exploring this afternoon. We checked out St. Peter's Basilica but the lineup was too long for a tour so we went and toured the Castel St. Angelo. It was a castle at one time and was turned into some place for a pope. It was quite an amazing spot with lots of stairs, etc. We did get a few pictures.

Overall things are off to a great start. All our flights have been on schedule and we have met all of our deadlines. Hopefully our shuttle turns up in the morning and we'll make the cruise boat on time.

Below are a few photos from today. The first one is taken while on the tarmac in Montreal last night. As you can see Gladys is eager to get this journey started.

It's just after 6:00pm here now so we are going to find a bite to eat. We'll our hotel recommended us a little restaurant called Balestrari which was a few minutes from out hotel. They serve every Italian and aren't expensive. Being the adventurers we are Gladys chose buffalo capers with prosciutto to go along with a margaritha pizza complemented with a glass of Italian red wine while I chose bruschetta as well as a proscuitto pizza complemented with a Peroni on draught. The food was great and we more or less waddled back to the hotel.  Cheers.