Day 23, October 13,2012

I had a broken sleep, obviously waiting for our alarm! Our driver was picking us up at 6.15 am. No breakfast but that's ok, I wanted to hit the road. We were at Naples train station in plenty of time. Hardly anyone on our bullet train, the only way to travel Im convinced! Gosh, we reached Rome at 10 am. The taxi driver was good , for Rome but drove at at least 140 kph. Shit!! Arrived safely though, to find our booked hotel had to put us in another hotel for the night as the rooms on the floor we were to stay on had plumbing problems!! No worries, the hotel we are staying in tonight is very, very nice! Traditional yet has all mod cons including wifi- everywhere in it!! After settling in to our rooms Angie and I went for a walk, a long one, all the way to the Vatican and back, about 6 km round trip. The weather cool and about to rain! We just made it back before lightening and thunder! Here I am writing this journal now! Angie rang her god daughter this morning when we arrived. She has lived in Rome for years and is an interpreter for the Vatican. She is picking us up later for a meal. Angie very excited to see her after a long absence. We are sitting in the hotel bar listening to " English Speaking" music and snacking on chippies and olives. Soon it will be nana nap time!!