Arrivederci Roma...

Leaving Rome is always sad for me - and I find myself singing that wretched Dean Martin song to myself for hours!

We woke this morning unexpectedly at about 6:45 when the power returned and all of the bedroom lights  became illuminated.  The rain stopped as we were having breakfast with our gorgeous Tivoli landlords Gianluca and Barbara, we said our goodbyes and left just after 9, giving ourselves over 5 hours to get to the airport, return the hire car, check-in and claim a tax refund - and just as well we did!

There were heaps of delays on the way to the airport with traffic at a standstill many times, with roadworks, a bit of flooding, car breakdowns and accidents (none involving us fortunately) - and we finally settled into our lounge with less than an hour to spare - hardly enough for essential shopping at Rome airport.  

Then onto the fabulous A380, with the Veuve Clicquot flowing "freely" and a delicious lunch after which we both settled back to watch Woody Allen's latest movie "Blue Jasmine" (we both loved it).  Brian finished the movie about 15 minutes before I did and disappeared - and of course I found him in the bar having a few drinks with his new best friends from Mount Hawthorn!

Today was all a bit hectic and it was so nice to finish it off relaxing on the A380 - and we are both now very excited at the prospect of returning home.