Roman Holiday - wet and cold

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
Headed to Rome at 5:30am to pick up Michelle, arriving at 8:05am. All that went off without a hitch and we checked into our hotel in old Rome by 10:30am. There is still some slush on the roads and it is raining. After a few minutes to get our bags settled, we ate some snacks and Michelle headed off to the Vatican tour and I went to a spa just about 3 blocks away.

http://www.hotelborgognoni.com/

Kami Spa
http://www.kamispa.com/

My spa treatment was wonderful! Hydrotherapy pool and steam room, followed by Reflexology and a Thai style massage. I haven't had a good massage in 7 months so she worked on lots of my "knots" and did lots of stretching with me. I felt so relaxed when I left! It was awesome.

Vatican Tour
Michelle loved the Vatican tour. She had a private guide for 4 hrs. and saw the Vatican museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. She took some great photos of the things she likes.

We ate dinner at the hotel dining room which was decent but a little over-priced we thought. After Michelle's 20+ hr. flight, she was tired and we both retired early.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012
Because of the snow forecast the mayor of Rome closed all the museums today. That cancelled our tour for the day, so we just went around and walked the streets, did a little shopping and then made another early night of it. The streets were slushy and wet, pretty slippery but the snow that fell really melted pretty quickly. It was definitely wet and cold, not very many people out and about, even though today marked the beginning of Carnavale.

We are staying very close to Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. This is a wonderful location -- close to everything!

http://www.trevifountain.net/

Spanish Steps

I really felt the aches and pains of the massage work yesterday. I should have known to drink more water yesterday and take an ibuprofen before bed, cause I didn't sleep worth a hoot! It was great to get the kinks worked out, but when I have so many and it has been so long since someone worked on me, Mama Mia! I feel like I was run over by a train!

Where are we?

Just be happy!

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
We are both ready to head back to Mercogliano today. Our hotel room was feeling cramped and the furnace was stuck on and way too hot for us so we kept opening the window to cool off. We hit the road by 10am and made it back to Mercogliano by 12:30 to be greeted by more snow!