Our flight from Dulles to Rome was uneventful and went by more quickly than anticipated. We were offered the seats next to the Emergency Exit so we had tons of leg room. There was no window but since it was dark most of the trip it really did not matter. When we arrived at Fiumicino Airport there was no ramp brought to the plane. We actually had to go down steps to the tarmac.
We were met by the driver of a 'private car' at the airport. He had a sign with our name on it and was standing with 15-20 other drivers. We then experienced 'rush hour' Roman style! The drivers are heavy handed with the car horn and think nothing of driving on the shoulder in an attempt to get farther ahead in the line of cars. Motorcycles are plentiful and weave in and out of traffic. The number of Smart cars here is amazing! Whoever manufactures them is making a killing in Italy!
The 3rd photo I uploaded is the view from our hotel room... at an angle. Not too bad at all! Ok, time to catch 40 winks before we go exploring! Neither of us slept well on the plane and our bodies think it is 5:45AM... apparently this computer thinks the same! Bye for now.
A&J
Glad to hear your trip went well! I was glad to get the email that you arrived safely! I am already fascintaed with your stories! I am sure they will compete the with Spaniard in our family!! Talk to you soon!
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