timeline of travel

June 25, 2008


Yesterday was one of the longest days of my life.

0430 (West Coast Time) Wakeup
0500 Arrive at SFO
0700 Fly out of SFO
1500 (East Coast Time) Arrive at Newark New Jersy
1700 Fly out of Newark
0745 (Italy Time) Arrive at the Fiumicino Airport
0815 Passport Control Cleared, Get baggage.
0830 Customs Clear, Bathroom Break, Find the Leonardo Da Vinci Express Train to Roma Termini.
0930 Arrive Roma Termini
1000 Deposit Backpack, And board Metro Blue Line.
1015 Arrive at Exit Colloseo Stop.
1018 See the Colosseum from the outside. (Simply Amazing. Its huge. Didn’t pay to go in yet. 11 Euro. Ill go later either on the school trip or at the end with scotty.)
1020-1100 Get lost trying to find Trevi Fountain. Walk all over Rome.
1110 Consult map i bought at the terminal and then promptly forgot about..
1120-1300 Get lost, Consult Map, repeat.
1315 See the Trevi Fountain.
1345 Get pizza…mmmmm two dollar food.
1400 Head back to Termini on Metro Red Line.
1415 Arive at Termini and kill time shopping or walking.
1500 Begin to chafe from all the walking around city. Call mom. Sit down. Lie down. almost fall asleep.
1530 kind of fall asleep.
1600 Awoken by security gard. Told if i am that drowsy to go over to the waiting room, which i didnt know existed. Go there.
1610-1800 Wait and read/doze off
1810 Board train
1830 Leave Rome headed to Florence.
2010 Arrive in Florence after having woman next to me gesturing hugly all train trip. Barely got any sleep.
2100 Gellatto! Mmmmm!
2130 Arrive in Villa Aurura. Shower
2145 Sweet Peaceful Rest.

more later

2 Responses to “timeline of travel”

  1. subtlexistence Says:

    hahaha, i’m glad you are enjoying italy. isn’t getting lost in rome awesome :) i thought it was. and FINALLY, you get to experience authentic gelato. :)
    also, you kind of repeated a little bit in your post, thought you should know.

  2. Debbie Says:

    Nice play by play. Thanks

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