Countdown to chemo. Stop #5

Rome wasn't built in a day, but we saw a good portion of it on foot Sunday.

We had planned to take the high-speed train from Milan to Rome Saturday afternoon, but after rail lines were sabotaged earlier in the day, we were forced to drive.

The drive ended up taking more than 6 hours, but we arrived in time for a late Valentine's Day dinner with Haiti friends. It’s a small world after all. Tammy had picked the spot, and it was magical.

Sunday we saw Rome. On foot. For 5 hours - 10 am to 3 pm - we covered roughly 8 miles and saw all of the places we had on our list - and a few more that we stumbled upon.

At 3 pm, we returned to our hotel, had a lovely lunch, and were on the road by 4 pm - an earlier departure than we had planned via train, but with the long drive back, it seemed like the best decision.

After an unplanned stop in Florence for some gelato, we made it back to Milan around midnight, tired but so happy for time in one of the most magical and historical cities on the planet.