Judging from the title – I bet you can guess that we went to the beach today. It was quite a bit of a journey to get there time-wise, but not really that bad distance-wise. Take the #8 tram one stop, catch the (overcrowded) #3 bus until you get to the pyramid, then enter the (old) train station and board the train to Ostica… 30 min later get off and catch the #7 bus to a better beach location. As you can imagine, I was a bit tired from all of this travel – so I took a nap :]. Combined with the approximately 11 hours of sleep I got last night – my eyes are finally NOT bloodshot.
Will couldn’t make our meeting today (which prompted me to join the group headed to the beach), which is a bummer. But what’re going to do, both he and I only have so much control over our program’s schedules.
Have you ever had a chance to travel on a Metro Bus on cobblestone? If you do ever have the chance… well just don’t. It is impressively bumpy, and I feel for the driver who has to do it all day. There is no telling how many times they have to change the shocks on those things. Metro transit in general here in Rome is about the equivalent of any major city. Crowded, and filled with people who would really rather not be squished like sardines into a vehicle that has to make stops around every corner. Buses themselves are pretty well detailed with information, and finding our way around has become pretty easy. We no longer have to stick to strict instructions on how to get somewhere – and can improv as we see fit.
I’ll leave you with one last thought – Mosquitoes have 43 teeth (thanks Dad), but in Rome I think they must have 100. My body sure doesn’t like these mosquito bites very well…
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