Early morning and we were off to St Peters Basilica. We stopped for a quick cafe latte and croissant, we were at the front of the line. 15 minutes later and a much longer line, we were informed we were in line for Mass. Wont my mom be proud. Long story short, we needed a ticket. No pope for us.
We decided to make the most of the early start. Back to the train station. We are going to head south to go biking at a park with Roman roads. The bikes were little euro and very ghetto, but who needs a low gear in Italy. The park was spectacular. We road to the catacombs and saw beautiful scenery. We stopped for lunch that consisted of a 1/2 liter of wine, procuito sandwich and an apple. Lovely. The ride back we went by some spectacular villas. A few seemed to be having parites. hhhmmm how do we get an invite?
Acoording to Chris the only thing missing from this perfect day was gelato.
Time to pack and get on the move. The train is leaving for Bologna. We enjoyed a birra and a slice of pizza before boarding. No gelato. Line is to long, still waiting for the daily gelato.
1st class train was empty, plenty of room to stretch out and relax. The train went through Umbria and Tuscany. The views were amazing. So lush and green. Everything you would imagine. We have to pinch ourselves. This is beautiful.
We make it to Bologna. Now we just need a hotel. Stow the luggage and take what you need we are on the move. Around and around we go. We might have walked the entire city Twice.
Finally an available room at Hotel Astoria. The lovely lady could recommend a restaurant. Might be the best meal yet. Benessimo! Great. Gorgonzola and walnut pasta. I wonder how much we will gain on this vacation. The carafe of wine helps.
23:30 Finally Gelato - just made it.
Back to Astoria and a good nights sleep. No alarm clock. Vacation is good.
We hope to update the blog with photos soon.
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