Long flight and first day in Roma

Okay this might be an experiment but I figured it might be nice to start a trip journal. I'll see about posting images as well.

We left san Diego at 7:10 am PST and flew to New York. The flight was okay except for some bumps at the end but I survived. After a few hours and underwhelming pizza we got on another plane bound for Rome. I tried to sleep but with little legroom and sitting up the whole time it was tough. Watched Limitless on the plane (it was meh), followed by Bridesmaids (funny moments) but I don't like those movies that just totally beat down the main character).

We landed in Rome at 10 am Italy time, got our bags and met our private driver to take us to our hotel. We were a little out of it, running on fumes, but still buzzing from being in a new country. Not counting Canada, this is really my first time. We got to our bed and breakfast, the BDB hotel, which was nestled away in a little side street near the Piazza Novella. We were not able to take a nap right away because our room wasn't ready, so we dropped off our bags, and started looking around the area. The piazza square was cool, full of tourists and vendors, including some caricature artists and a few moving statues. We had a small tasty lunch at a ristorante, but I was too tired to enjoy. After lunch, we discovered the Pantheon wasn't too far and we still had some time to kill, so we went over. It was amazing and ancient, magnificent in scale. All the architecture in Rome has a very masculine feel to it. Very tough, old, and rustic. Like Clint Eastwood, but Italian. Finally we got back to our room and crashed hard for a few hours. After a nap, we went out to time how long it would take to get to the bike tour office the next mooring. We kept getting distracted by the fantastic architecture and little shops along the way. Traffic, by the way, definitely has the right of way. Pedestrians walk when they can, and if you're lucky, cars will stop. We headed back into the side roads near the hotel and had a nice dinner. I had rosemary roasted chicken and Anna had gnocchi for the first time. One last gelato, this time pure chocolate, and we headed to bed.