In Rome

9/19/13 4:10pm

We've arrived in Rome and I can't say we're all that excited to be here. We have had nothing but trouble from large cities in Italy. I'm hoping this one is the exception. At the very least we found our "b&b" without too much trouble and they provided a fan! Hoping to avoid more mosquito bites. Yesterday afternoon we had a lovely lunch in an outdoor courtyard only to find 15-20 new bites each after we left! Wish I'd packed some Benadryl. Live and learn I suppose.
I'd like to take some pictures of the markets and fountains, maybe the Colliseum. And we hope to hit at least 3 famous gelaterias. That's all for the agenda. I am not looking forward to watching out for pickpockets and scammers. Hard to walk around with a camera and not look like a target. Maybe I'm just sad it's all coming to an end. We both want to see more of France in the future. Italy has been fun and I don't regret a day (even Florence was saved by Osteria L'Brincello) but the people of France were much more welcoming than Italy. Perhaps it has something to do with the austerity measures and the state of their relative economies. The French never once ripped us off or tried, but the Italians know how to do it and don't think twice. I don't speak for everyone, but get charged 5euro for a 2.50euro slice of focaccia pizza more than once and you start to get irritated. Well, that's my rant for now. We're off to go get charged tourist prices once more on a grand Roman scale! Ciao!