Roman Holiday

I decided to start a blog to record our experiences during our Christmas vacation in Rome. I'm a late adopter to blogging, but what better opportunity to get started?

We originally booked a non-stop flight from LAX to Rome about three months ago, but Alitalia did not bother to tell us that they decided not to run that service until two days before our scheduled flight. Fortunately Delta has a code-sharing arrangement with Alitalia, so I was able to make alternate arrangements with a layover in New York. The downside is that we had to get up at 3am to make our flight, so we started the trip sleep-deprived. I'm not yet sure whether that is going to help or hinder our jet-lag. I'm awake now at 4am, so I guess it will probably take me a couple of days to acclimate.

The flight over was long and tiring. My 6'3" frame could not get comfortable in those incredibly tight seats, so I don't think I got more than a few hours of sleep. When we got to Rome it took us about an hour and a half to get our luggage, but the representative from the car service was very understanding and helpful in letting us know what was going on. We met the property manager at our apartment (just down the street from the Coliseum), and after getting settled in everyone crashed for a few hours of much-needed sleep.

I'm going to try to get some more sleep now, and then we want to get up to get to go to morning mass at the Basilica of San Clemente, which is just a block away. Rebekah comes today! More later.

Ciao!