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Roma (Rome) ~ October 17 - 20, 2022

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 Roma (Rome): October 17 - 20, 2022 Monday~ From Firenze to Roma Jeff insisted on setting our alarm for 7:30 a.m. to begin our journey from Firenze to Roma.  Our train was to leave at 10:38 a.m. and arrive in Roma Termini at 12:10 p.m.  We dragged our suitcases up the street to the tram stop and boarded our tram for one last time.  We got to the station quite early, so we located a place to sit and have a coffee (me) and an apple-filled croissant (Jeff). Eventually, our train was called, and we made our way to the right track, boarded effortlessly, and were off for Rome. I didn't do any blogging this time as I wanted to take in the countryside.  It was lush and green with many vineyards and many tunnels.  The train was high speed and traveled at 150 miles per hour.  It was very clean as well.  Most people wore masks - in fact, we've noticed a lot of mask-wearing on our travels.  We arrived on time at Rome Termini and then set about the work o...