Shall we stay in Assisi one more night and head out at 5 in the morning to the Rome Airport, or go to Rome the day before, have one night there, and see what we can see? While it would have been splendid to stay longer in Umbria, we chose the latter, and were glad for it. Rome was spectacular! Somehow we fit in many of the major sites. Sierra loved the Trevi fountain, Hersh, views of the coliseum and Piazza Navona, and Catherine, the grandeur of it all! This morning, Sierra had a little Facebook time while we walked up to the Spanish Steps, then back to the hotel via Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica.
We’re on the flight now, just descending into Toronto, and have been reflecting on what a great trip this has been. No one city or place stands out as more special, no experience “the ultimate.” It was all memorable. Hersh is recalling all of the cobbled streets we walked on – from the S-Bahn Station to our home exchange apartment in Berlin, to the castle of Prague and the Jewish Quarter, to the winding and steep narrow roads of Ortisei, Venice’s curvy narrow paths, and of course Assisi’s walls and roads. Then, Rome…
We feel content, rich in experience and time together, really away “from it all.” To cap it off we have a few days in Toronto with family.
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