Rome was great! We did all we wanted and A bit more. We arrived a bit late due to the train being late because of severe weather. But once off the ship we had sunny warm day.
We arrived in termini station and headed to S Maria Della Vitoria to see the Ecstasy of St Theresa statue by Bernini. We then proceeded to the coliseum for an inside visit followed by an exploration of the Roman forum.
We then walked to the Piazza Navonna to see the fountain of the 4 rivers by Bernini. It was OPEN. Then last 2 visits to Rome the fountain was under construction. We had an awesome lunch just off the square and walked and walked to the Spanish steps to catch the metro back to the train station. We arrived back at the ship where they collected our passports to obtain our visas for the Egypt stop.
Today which is a day at sea we woke up to great views of the coast of Sicily with mount Etna covered in snow. We missed Mt Stromboli……. With its active lava flows.
We did get bad news today….Due to a strike tomorrow and civil unrest we will not be going to Athens. The ship has been diverted to Crete. What the hell do we do on Crete. I will let you know.
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