Travel

The Journey Home — Days 11 and 12 — Roma

To return to Rome we took a short one hour ITA flight from Palermo. Back at the airport, I found that you can store your luggage in terminal 1 for 10 Euros per bag per day. So we left the three heaviest bags for two days. We walked over to the Colosseum and wanted to enter, but found out that you have to by the tickets online and way in advance. So if you plan to visit be sure to book ahead of time.

So we at lunch instead.

The following day, sadly our last day in Italy, we headed for St. Peter’s. The Vatican was five Metro stops from our hotel. The Metro is very easy to use and they make it pretty simple to buy the tickets in from the kiosk. Basically, three steps. Plus you can use the tickets for 100 minutes, if I remember correctly.

We got there about 9:30, a bit later than we wanted to, and the line was already long, but it moved quickly.

If you have never been to St. Peter’s, it is large, very large. There are tombs of some of the Pope’s, including my 13th great-grandfather Pope Paul III. I was hoping to get up close but they had the area roped off for some reason. This was as close as we could get.

We hoped back on the Metro for a few stops to the Spanish Steps which was not as crowded as most of the other tourist spots in Roma.

After the steps it was time for a big beer and then lunch at a great restaurant Target, just around the block from our hotel.

After lunch we met up with Letizia Sinisi from Italy Rooting and Loretta Pompi from BITN who patiently planned and executed the trip for us.

From start to finish there dedication and expertise made this trip an experience that we will never forget. The couple of small glitches that we encountered were fixed quickly and they were always available to answer any questions.

If you are planning a trip, especially with a “Rooting Experience” in mind, I highly recommend that you contact them through the links below.