24 August 2018

Lolz went to Pompeii with the Expat group today but as I’ve done it before I stayed in Rome. It would have been the ideal time for me to go to Salerno by myself but there were some issues to sort out regarding data with Wind – I didn’t want to go without a phone as a means of keeping in touch with Lolz should anything go wrong!

It turned out to be a very pleasant day. I went market shopping with Tracy and Vicky in the morning before the tour left. Tracy then went tomPompeii and Vicky and I went to lunch a little later. We met up with Dave and Monique who just happened to be having a break at the same restaurant.

In the evening I had dinner with Shree and Ursha.

25 August 2018

Today, we bade farewell to our Expat family. Lolz and I and two others are not continuing with the 26-day Ultimate Europe Tour but five others joined in from Rome onwards. We have had such fun with all these people and I felt quite emotional waving the red and white bus goodbye. Thanks for the good times, Filip and Joshy and all you lovely Expat friends👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 Please post lots of pics on the group page and I will continue to post the rest of our trip,for those of you who want to continue reading my blog😊

Lolz and I went to the street markets until it was time to check out. The markets are great fun to browse round even if you don’t buy anything. I got an inexpensive power bank and Lolz bought a couple of tops.

We took a taxi to our guest house, Le Petit Bijou. It is a delightful little room on the fourth floor and has a balcony. We overlook a beautiful church.

After settling in we went out at around 4 pm. Roma Termini is about a ten minute walk from us. We each bought a 100 minute bus ticket from the tabacchi and used it twice before it expired.

We visited Trevi Fountain, explored the area and found a lovely place to have dinner.

It’s the most amazing feeling walking around Rome and seeing such reminders of ancient history. It’s like stepping back into the past. You just gotta love ROME.

Then there’s the modern too of course. I also love that there is a mix of paganism and Christianity and that The Church has not destroyed the statues representing Gods and Roman Heroes. The mix really works.

We had dinner at a lovely outdoor restaurant that had excellent Italian food. Of course we drank Prosecco.

I loved the way everything looked in the fading evening light.