May 13-15th, Re-uniting in Rome! |
It had been 2 years...
When Leyla and Charlie announced they were traveling and would be in Rome May 13-16th, they were too close to miss. With EasyJet Airlines, I can fly for about $90 US return trip! |
Leyla and Charlie were coming from Sacramento, CA and finishing a Carnival ship-repositioning cruise (repositioning cruises are deeply discounted!) in Senegal, then flying to Italy.
It was a smashing hit... and wine and champagne DID flow more than usual!
Somebody has to drink that Bacchus stuff that makes us feel happy for a little while!!
Looks nice, n'est-ce pas? Just for my friends... with chauffeur too!
Well, we pretended... It costs nothing and Leyla and Charlie looked very good even if they were not the newly weds who were doing a photo session by the castle (not in the picture).
A happy reunion, precious time spent together rather than visiting...
Sunday night, after a surprisingly delicious dinner at a Trattoria... mainly Anti-Pasto so gargantuesque that we made a dinner of it... with 2 bottles of good Italian wine of which, I forgot the name now! Got to write everything down and I didn't...
So we'll skip the memory blank part...
We walked back the St-Angelo bridge and I was looking for a glass of champagne to celebrate our reunion on Sunday, the 13th!!
Found a Bistro but they didn't have glasses of champagne. Only BOTTLES. Oh gees! What a shame. After 2 bottles of wine, we had to make sure we would get to our hotel room... even if it was 3 blocks away. It is a foreign city after all. We could bring the rest of the bottle home they said.
The bottle of champagne didn't make it to our room though. It was refreshing and most enjoyable, sitting in Rome, on the street at 10pm chatting away... and yes WE made it back to our rooms.
And a special treat walking the bridge... That was going for dinner... at sunset.
The St-Angelo Bridge...
St-Peter's Basilica... at night reflecting in the Tibre river.
Now, this was a VERY SPECIAL moment, just before I headed back to the airport. Leyla and Charlie left the next day.
They had carried a bottle of wine and champagne from California... to celebrate together! A very special token and most delicious! A 2003 Zinfandel that had such body and texture... Perfect for our Italian picnic!
SENDING you a big KISS and lots of LOVE and JOY always!!!