Well, I sure got to see some old, old history, dating back to 4000 years ago. I saw a lot and missed a lot, because of a fire that broke out aboard the cruise ship my family was on, the Royal Princess.
Flew into Rome, arriving June 11th, and after a nap to catch up on lost sleep (I can't sleep on a plane), we walked around Rome, seeing such sites as the Spanish Stairs, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and had a dinner outside at the beautiful Piazza Navarone.
June 12th, we went to the Vatican Museum, and saw the Sistine Chapel in the morning and took an open bus tour around Rome in the afternoon, seeing the Capitoline Hill, Coliseum, Forum, and few remaining remnants of of the empire.
June 13th, my cousin and his wife visited the Castillo de San Angelo, the fortress of Rome built on the Emperor Hadrian's grave, in the morning, then caught a bus to Civittavecchio, the port of Rome,m where we boarded the Royal Princess for our Holy Land cruise.There are sure some magnificent views of Rome from the top of San Angelo.
More Old Stuff to Come, and a Fire. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
