Rome is Rainy May 20, 2008

Perhaps not all of the time but today, all day.

We had breakfast at the hotel again, then spent a good portion of the a.m. trying to decide what to do next.  It has been raining incessantly since we arrived and due to my lack of good health at the present moment we weren’t sure it would be a good idea to brave the rain.

We finally decided on a tourist hop on/hop off bus tour of historic Rome. They are said to be a great way to situate yourself within the city after first arrival and we thought it might be a way to stay semi-dry.  We did stay mostly dry, after breaking down and buying a bag for the camera and other essentials.  We then had an awesome meal at a little place off of the Fountain Trevi.  Everyone in Rome, including our wait staff, has been insurmountably friendly and we’ve both decided that Italian is the prettiest language of them all.

We were able to see all of the great historical sites without getting too wet, including the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps (which ironically enough were actually paid for and built by the French), St. Peter’s Basilica and much more.  We didn’t take any pictures because it was mostly too wet to get the camera out and because we didn’t go into any of the stops due to weather conditions.

We had drinks after the bus tour ended, and we had gotten our eight or so hours worth, at a little place called Arte Bar at Tremini.  The waiter was an Australian who has been in Rome for the last 20 years and assured us that we would see the sun by Thursday.  He was quite nice and we hope to return for more English conversation but are still unsure, as of yet, as to what we will do if we wake again to rain tomorrow.  Will post more when we know more but keep up the comments, they are making us equally happy to hear from home and happy to know you are enjoying our comments away from home.