The flight back was uneventful, though very long. We left the Bed and Breakfast (http://www.suitespiazzadelpopolo.com) at 9 am, got to the the Rome International Airport in less than one hour, and then, after clearing security, wandered around the extensive shopping centre debating what else we could take back with us...
The flight was indeed long, 9 and a half hrs. from Rome to Toronto and then another 4 from Toronto to Edmonton, with a lay over in Toronto of 2 and a half hours. In Toronto we recovered the four suitcases to pass Canadian customs and then had to figure out where to put in the same suitcases the duty free liquids
that we bought in Rome. See picture. Note those "liquids" were allowed on the International flight as carry on baggage, but would not be allowed as such for the domestic flight. Figure that out! With this last entry, we would like to thank you all for following us throughout Italy, for sharing our "adventures" and for your comments. We hope you enjoyed our entries, smiled and laughed with us, and marveled while looking into a world, society, culture very old and very different for ours. We indeed enjoyed writing our entries and posting a few of the thousands pictures we took. Our Journal entries provided an opportunity to keep in touch with you all, while resting our frequently tired and overworked feet. More importantly, our entries gave us an opportunity to capture at least some of the many high points of our travels, a digital world diary to share with family and friends.
Until next trip to somewhere (planned for 2009
).......So long
Nancy and Luigi
Gerda and Robin