Arrivederci, Roma, as sung by the immortal Mario Lanza.
Kathy was feeling a little under the weather yesterday and we hung around the hotel, a very pleasant place to spend some time after a couple of intensive days of sightseeing.
She's feeling much better today and we plan to make our way from the hotel shuttle to the subway to the train station to Orte. From there we'll go by bus or possibly taxi to Soriano nel Cimino and our little hotel, Palazzo Catalani.
This promises to be quite a contrast to Rome and the Cavalieri. If this beautiful sunny weather continues, as it's predicted to do, we'll have some great outdoor time.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.