TR: European Trip 2013 (Rome/Navigator of the Seas) Pt. 7 – Cruise Embarkation and Sicily (4/28-29/2013)

repubblica, rome

-4/28/2013-

Here, on our last day in Rome, I had planned the night before a magical walk to an area we’d yet to explore of the city. I figured we could go to a cafe, get coffee, and enjoy life. In practice, I woke up 30 minutes before my wife, hustled her out of our comfortable, lovely bed in our luxurious hotel and into the shower, and our the door and straight into perhaps the most uninteresting section of Rome: the streets immediately north of Termini. The map I had did say they were pedestrian friendly. Our coffee and pastry was had at U. Giuliani Caffe, home to a 2 circle rating on Tripadvisor that is basically deserved.

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