On our last day in Milan Keith and I went downtown with Federica and her roommate, Marco, to explore the Duomo and do a little shopping. Afterwards we visited a former investigator that Keith taught on his mission (Marco Passerini) and then a family he baptized (the di Libertos). We slept at the di Liberto's house and then went to the airport at 6am the next morning. Unfortunately our plane was delayed for 6 hours so we got to know Malpensa airport really well before flying home. Luckily we had planned for a long layover at JFK so we were able to make our connecting flight back to San Francisco.
I'm so sad that our vacation is over. We had an amazing time with friends and I'm am completely in love with Rome. We'll have to go back soon and I hope that you can join us next time!
I do have to say that it was wonderful to sleep in my own bed and take a good long hot shower. I'll just put off thinking about work for a little bit longer...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Rome, Day 4 and Milan Days 1 and 2
We loved touring St Peter's Basilica in Rome before we headed to Milan on the train. Once in Milan we went out to dinner with Nadia and Federica and had some of the best pizza I've ever had in my life (with parmigiana, prosciutto di parma, arugala, and tomatoes). The next day we took a day trip to Mantova (about 2 hours outside of Milan) with Guisi, her son Gabriele, Nadia and Federica. The following day we went to Lake Como and Lugano Switzerland with Federica. Everything was so beautiful!!
Rome - Day 3
On our third day in Rome we visited the Colosseum, the Vatican Museum and Keith was on an Italian Radio show. You'll have to ask Keith for the full story of how he ended up on the radio. :) The Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel were amazing. What a great day!
Rome - Day 2
On our second day in Rome we went to Trevi Fountain, Palantino and saw the Colosseum. It was a great day!
Rome - Day 1
I intended to post photos along the way, but the internet connection was always painfully slow. Here is the album from our first day in Rome. This is unedited so there are lots of duplicates and things. I LOVED Rome!! Our friends Federico (who Keith met at a concert in NYC last month) and his wife Carla made our visit so easy and fun. What great friends! They took us on a whirlwind tour of Rome our first night. It was a cold 5 or 6 hours walking around Rome but we saw almost ALL of the spectacular sights of Rome that night. Click on the album below to see larger pictures and read the descriptions.