Return to Rome

I woke up early in the morning of our departure from Venice. Not because we had to, in fact everyone else was able to have a sleep in. I was up to stream the football, as the Eagles were playing in an elimination final. In the end it was a great start to the day, my team had a victory and I was able to enjoy a little slice of life at home while only mildly embarrassing myself by sitting in the hotel lobby with headphones in, yelling at my iPad.

We set off on the bus and had been going for about an hour when a girl realised she had left her suitcase at the hotel. Yes, that's right, her entire suitcase. You are probably equally as intrigued as I was as to how one accomplishes this. Supposedly she brought it down an hour before we had to leave and the bus wasn't open, so she left it in the lobby while she had breakfast. Then when it came time to leave she kind of had it in her head that she had already brought it down and just forgot that it didn't already make it on to the bus. But, how she managed to walk past it in the lobby and not notice is beyond me. My whole life is in my suitcase and believe me I guard it with my life. Anyway by some divine intervention one girl had stayed at the hotel because she had a Eurail pass and had decided to sleep in and take the train back, rather than be on the bus all day. So she generously agreed to bring the suitcase with her even though she still had all of her own luggage to manoeuvre by herself.

During the day we made a couple of stops for food/bathroom breaks, but the goal of the day was to get back to Rome as quickly as possible. Instead of going to our hotel first, as soon as we got into Rome we were dropped near the Piazza del Popolo to take a walking tour with Vinny. We wandered through the Piazza del Popolo to our first major stop which was the Spanish Steps. From there we visited the Trevi fountain and the Pantheon before walking to Piazza Navona. After some photos and souvenir buying, Vinny lead us to the restaurant where would be eating dinner.

Again our group managed to snag a table together and we had another great meal together consisting of a pasta and roast chicken which was delicious. Still craving fresh fruit, I managed to convince the waiter to give me a bunch of grapes instead of the tiramisu that was on offer.

After dinner we were finally able to check into the hotel. After freshening up our group headed down to the lobby to play some cards before bed. The Americans taught us two games called Euchre and Up and Down the River, and we taught them Presidents and Assholes. It was really fun and it felt like I was hanging at home with friends which is one of those things your really crave after months of being away.

One more contiki post to go! Sorry they are coming so slowly, I promise I'm working on it! Xx