They booted us off the ship at dawn, and our pre-arranged shuttle van went a little awry, forcing the group of us to split up into two other shuttles. Jane and her parents went directly to Rome, while Jhon, Julie and I detoured past the airport first to drop off and pick up other passengers.
We stayed at the same place again, near Termini train station, and the fine folks at Hotel Montreal had our rooms ready, when we all arrived and met up before 9am!
We ended up with a corner room offering great city views and urban ambience in two directions. It takes a little getting used to the fact that you have to put your room key in a little slot to turn the hydro on in the room though....
Dropping our luggage, the six of us ventured back out to take in the town, including an open-top double decker bus tour of Rome. We hit all the major sights including the Colosseum and the Vatican, as well as some interesting streets off the beaten path.
Of course there was the obligatory bottle of Italian wine at a sidewalk cafe on the nearby Piazza Santa Maria.
All were to bed fairly early for our pre-dawn shuttle to the airport the next morning. Everything went smoothly at Leonardo da Vinci airport, including duty free wine purchases, before we boarded Alitalia for the 10.5 hour flight home into strong headwinds. One smooth landing in Toronto later, and we found our cars and went our separate ways, one fabulous family holiday in the books.
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The room key in the slot to turn on the hydro makes total sense. Wow! Hopefully they explained it to you before you checked in though!
Thanks for posting your trip and pictures - I totally enjoyed the virtual ride.
P.S. I want a Smart car too so I can park it in whichever direction I choose and STILL have room to get out.
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