Saturday November 21, 1992 – Rome, Italy
Don and I had agreed to go to Ostia Antica today but we forgot to exchange phone numbers. So, I went through the yellow pages phone book and called the Best Western Hotel near the Rome Termini hoping that was the hotel where Don was staying. I agreed to meet him at his hotel in a half hour. We took the Metro to the train station where we took a train to Ostia Antica. The trip took about 45 minutes, and we spent a few hours looking at the old Roman ruins. The ruins were impressive, especially the tile work. We took the train back to Rome and then decided to take a 50-minute bus ride to Tivoli to check out the famous gardens and fountains. We arrived in Tivoli but were unable to find information on where to go. So, we found a woman who spoke English and asked where the gardens and fountains were located. The woman told us where to go but added they closed at noon! We were very disappointed and decided we should high-tail it back to Rome. We made it back to Rome around 6:30 PM and decided to find a restaurant. However, much to our dismay, nothing was open until 7:30 PM. So, we headed to the Rome Termini thinking by the time we got there, we could find an open restaurant. We found a little Italian restaurant where I had spaghetti and vino. Spaghetti was good and the vino hit the spot.
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