Rome For The Holidays:
(Plus the Christmas Caper at CDG)

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‘Twas The Week Before Christmas…

…and we were not home, the creatures were stirring, ‘cause we were in Rome.  And what a week it was!  From ancient ruins to broccoli from another planet to magnificent churches to an attack on the Pope (we didn’t do it) to the stolen…well, join us on our Rome adventures and we’ll get to that last part eventually.


June 22, 2010

Chapter One – There’s No Place Like Rome

Chapter One – There’s No Place Like Rome Friends, Acquaintances, Fellow Travelers: Lend me your ears (well, in this case your eyes). I come to praise Rome, not to bury it, although at times it nearly buried me.  Tracy and I had visited Rome on two different occasions earlier this […]
June 22, 2010

Chapter Two – Museums & Churches, Vino & Dessert

Chapter Two – Museums & Churches, Vino & Dessert Act III: History Comes Alive, Finally Finding Cul De Sac, The Church That’s Always Closed, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, More Churches, They Should Serve A Caesar Salad Here, The Zabaione Zone and The Deep Freeze Awakening to menacing skies, […]
June 22, 2010

Chapter Three – Ecstasy & The Agony: The Fall Of Rome

Chapter Three – Ecstasy & The Agony: The Fall Of Rome Act V: The Invisible Villa, Sheer Ecstasy, Purple Reigns, Finding An Old Friend, Revenge Of The Poo, Down Goes Frazier, Shutting It Down For The Day, Pass The Pringles & Panettone Please, The Magic Elixir, My Favorite Sculpture, Outside […]
June 22, 2010

Chapter Four – Roman Holiday Comes To A Close

Chapter Four – Roman Holiday Comes To A Close Next: Act VII – Let’s Get A Tan, Where Is Everybody, Yes We’re With The Television Crew, On Top Of The World, For The Birds, The Scene Of The Crime, Seeing Rome In A Different Light, What Dinner Reservations and Finally […]
June 22, 2010

Chapter Five – Arrivederci Roma. Hello Trouble!

Chapter Five – Arrivederci Roma.  Hello Trouble! Act IX: Is This A Hit, The Curious Christmas Caper At CDG, Home Sweet Home, Discovery…Denial…Disgust…Dejection, A Sleuth In Paris And A Hollywood Ending? Our wake up call came as planned at the bewitching hour of 4 a.m. Carefully, or as carefully one […]