Today is our official last day living in our "cozy" studio in the heart of Trastevere, Roma - our little home away from home. With little work available teaching in the summer months, and the city slowly being deserted by locals and filled with tourists, we decided to leave for the summer, and possibly longer, depending on what happens. We have been soaking up everything we possibly can about Roma lately - from the gelato and cappucini, to the view of the Vatican at sunset from the bridge near our home, to the loud, gesticulating Italians, to cold prosecco with friends, to the pretty piazzas, ancient churches, famous museums, enormous Greek-influenced statues and fountains. Like the book "Good night Moon," we have been saying "good night" or more like "goodbye" to all that has become dear to us over the last 10 months... "goodbye gelato, goodbye fontanelle with fresh cold drinking water, goodbye mean ladies at the supermarket who never want to give us change, goodbye friends, goodbye old man on our street who says buongiorno every morning, goodbye piazza di spanga, goodbye Italian MTV that we watch every morning, goodbye ponte sisto, goodbye church that has been my salvation at times, goodbye street performers that still make me laugh even though I have seen the act 100 times, goodbye lady who sells jewelery on the corner, goodbye tram, goodbye funny looking dog, goodbye long, warm walks on cobblestone streets, goodbye Roma...." Rome has found it's way into both our hearts and will always be a place we treasure above all. I have a feeling we will end up back here someday too.
So...what's next? We just got back from Termini train station where we basically played the ticket machines like they were slots in Vegas, and ended up with one way tickets to NICE, FRANCE! The plan is to spend a few night exploring the French Riviera and live the (very low-budget) VIP life. We have managed to fit our lives into backpacks and are slowly making our way over to the north coast of Spain with a few fun stops on the way....
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BUONA NOTTE SIGNORINA.
How was Nice? Pretty place, well, I stayed on the beach most of the time there, but I liked it! Can't wait to read about San Sebastian, my favorite place!!!
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