Sleepless In Rome

When you travel to Europe from the US, virtually all flights leave at night. Here's what that means. If your 8-hour flight leaves at 6pm, and there's a 6-hour time difference, you'll get to where you're going at about 8am. But your body will think it's 2am. So, at about 8, the four of us arrived this morning in Rome. We discovered a sunny, inviting day. The City screamed at us, yelling, telling us to seize the day, while our bodies begged for the night's sleep we missed. 

The yelling won. I couldn't stay in the room. So I scoped out the neighborhood where we're staying, near Piazza Re di Roma. Very nice. A true "neighborhood."  Then I visited nearby St. John Lateran church, and went back to round up the others. We all grabbed lunch and then went to the church. It is considered to be the church of Rome. Somehow St. Peter's came in second in the Church of Rome Derby. 

It was easy after that to take the subway to the stop for the Trevi Fountain. I have visited that beautiful place many, many times. I have never, ever seen it so packed with people. 

That was enough for us. We are now back in our rooms resting before dinner. If our stamina returns, we will visit the Coliseum and Forum area tonight after dark. It'll be all lit up. 

PHOTO NOTE: Photo by Jack. Trevi Fountain