Today, Sunday, we joined another tour group for a quick trip out to Tivoli. About an hour outside of town, it used to be the hot spot for the Popes and for Rome's richest to hang in the heat of the summer. Although our weather has been utterly fabulous, not too hot at all, we still took the trip.
Villa d'Este is fabulous and the gardens are to die for. Fountains everywhere. Kids were snapping photos right and left, so be sure to ask for detailed descriptions when they get home. We had lunch in Tivoli and then headed back to Rome.
In town our first stop was the Spanish Steps. We set everyone free to enjoy the steps, shopping and/or the beautiful day. Most chose to walk back to the hotel (which is a fairly long walk but with great sights and sounds.)
We met for dinner at 6:45 and headed to RomAntica. We arrived at 7:00pm as scheduled, but we somehow came as a surprise to the restaurant cause I'm telling you they took FOREVER to bring dinner. I thought I was going to start chewing on a chair leg. Luckily the first course arrived just in time. By the end, as always we were all rolling around and totally full. In the end, dinner was delicious and 3 courses as always. The food just keeps coming out. After dinner we strolled over to the local and famous gelato place near our hotel.
We depart in the morning at 8:00am for Assisi before heading on to Florence. It should be a long day on the bus, but we have a great hotel in the middle of things in Florence, so that will be great.
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