We Want to See the Whole World

So on last year’s trip one of my top 2 gelato places was Gelateria Della Palma. They have 150 flavors and are located near the Pantheon. I knew I HAD to go there again. After rounding the Colosseum we decided on dinner somewhere near the gelato place and started walking that way. We found a cute restaurant a few doors down and grabbed a table. I’ll have to search through my receipts to find the name of it. I’d rate it 6 or 7 out of 10. The flat bread and prosciutto were great but the pizza and steak just ok. After paying our 56euro bill we headed to the gelateria. I received an email from the shuttle service with the confirmed pick up time and a picture of our driver (we never had the same driver). We woke up at 10 for our 11am late check out. I don’t think I’ve mentioned the prices I paid for our transfers: to and from the port was 69euro and to and from the airport was 50euro. We had a few minutes to kill so spent 6.50euro at La Baguetteria (nutella croissant and prosciut

One of our to-dos for the day was the castle but after eating we were both so hot from the humidity that we went back to the hotel and changed into shorts and checked into our room. After the quick change we headed back out towards the castle. Off on our adventure we go! The humidity was real y’all. my face melted off and my hair quickly frizzed. Living in Colorado I forget humidity sometimes. We paid the entry fee for the castle and in we went. FYI there is a restroom (WC) directly inside the entrance. We got a kick out of Nate trying to fit in this “tiny” guard building. We were initially going to walk over to the Vatican just to explore, but after seeing how busy it looked we decided to pass. Found out later the pope gave mass that day and that’s why. We continued on toward our next destination...another site we did not visit last year  We reached our destination: the piazza del popolo, another place with interesting history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_del_Popol

We booked our round trip flights through Air2Sea for $700 each! In April I received an email from Maurizio that he was no longer offering ride services but he referred me to another company that ended up being even cheaper for our 4 transfers AND has an easy online reservation system: www.civitavecchiashuttleexpress.com Their website is super easy and I actually got our rides cheaper than they would have been with Maurizio. I made sure to post in my roll call and let everyone else know. In July I decided to check what seats we could get for our DEN-ORD-FCO flights (BA operated by AA). I logged onto AA and picked us our typical aisle for him and middle for me. In August I decided I wanted a little more comfort and checked to see how much an upgrade was. $107 each for 6 more inches foot room, free alcohol and preferred boarding. Hmmmm I thought....I texted Nate and he immediately agreed. woohoo! I’ve never upgraded before...find out next how that experience went. I had prep