Danny and his family were off to catch the train to Munich. They were gonna stay there for two nights before heading home to California today. Julie and her family piled in the car with Roberta, the GPS, to find their way to the coast for two days before heading back home today.
We dropped off Paul, Jenn, Sara and Tim in Empoli at the train station. They were taking the train to Pisa for the day before flying off to Spain to continue their adventures.
Ray, Maggie, Tony and I all drove back to Rome to drop off the rental cars at the airport. We checked into the Hilton at the airport and then headed back into Rome for one final night. We went to 5p mass at the Pantheon. It was amazing and awe inspiring. The mass was delivered by a Cardinal... if ever there was a time that I spoke Italian, it was then! He was so passionate in his words! Here is a shot of the altar before the services began...
It was a little strange to be in the Pantheon in a very beautiful service, then to have the mass be over, they dropped the ropes and it became Disneyland... people ran in and started talking pictures. From awe to "ugh" in less than 5 minutes.
We explored some more and had a final dinner in a restaurant in Trestavere. We ended the evening by walking back over to St. Peter's Basilica so we could see it in the evening. It was worth the walk...
We finished off the evening with one final gelato ( I told you that would be an ongoing theme!) and took a taxi back to the hotel to pack for the trip home.
Bueno Sera, Roma! I hope to see you again soon!
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