A highlight of yesterday was working out how to work our Italian window shutters, but they make the rooms so dark, sleeping in is easy. Oh well, we are on holidays.
Today we walked the Appian Way. Parts are an ancient Roman road dating back to 312BC. It goes for 63 km, we managed to cover 10. Sections were a bit treacherous mostly because of the speeding vehicles and lack of footpaths. Much of the traffic is banned on Sundays. Apparently. So much history everywhere though.
We stopped at the San Callisto Catacombs. Barb has been here before so she waited as Terry did a tour, which was thoroughly enjoyed. We had walked quite a bit by then and it was time for our first meal of the day. A nearby restaurant was a bit classy. Terry had the pork pasta and Barb’s was in a tomato, cheese and olive sauce. Both were utterly delicious.
Sustenance sorted we ventured onwards. There was a bit of a triathlon that passed us at some point, they even had a makeshift Olympic torch. As we got further it became more remote, increasingly rustic and beautiful. Getting tired we began to look for an exit strategy. Those old stone roads really do start to jolt the old joints after a while. 
Both of us were very excited to have walked in the same steps as so many famous Romans. This was a great experience many visitors to Rome miss out on.
In the evening we took a punt on trying a Peruvian Restaurant nearby. We could hear music and see lights when we were nearby and it turns out it was a bit of a downstairs dance club. We opted to remain upstairs. A seafood fried rice and an amazingly tender beef dish was washed down with some fine Chianti, no fava beans to be seen…but we were given a boiled lolly for dessert. Couldn’t fit in more than that.
Back home for more The Crown before bed. We keep getting forecasts of 90% rain, but none yet. 🤞
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TERESA HERE SHE IS GOING HOME SOON SHE CAME TO HAVE XMAS LUNCH WITH THE GIRLS SHE DROVE TO SINGELTON SATURDAY CAME HERE SUNDAY MORN. kATH WAS HERE FRIDAY WENT HOME SATURDAY XXXXX
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Honestly so many beautiful places to walk around…. many people? Looked quite deserted. Again food is yum…just such a contrast to here atm. Muggy and hot… Plaza is a madhouse and fires still raging everywhere. Got first alert message a few days ago with a out of control fire 4 KMS from us on Mt Brown Road… gave me a fright. Saw the firies screaming out Coramba Rd and I almost packed again!? The amazing firefighters must have been all over it as within an hour or so it had gone from the radar… omg. Basil the bird is ANNOYING and also CUTE AGHGHGHGHHHHH… yesterday he was a mega grump face and screamed at everyone and everything because we went out and Leeanne and Tobes came over and I dared to give him pellets instead of seed. EYE ROLL. Today he was quite pleasant – weirdo. Text me what you are up to with The Crown 🙂
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