Day Eight Roma

Today was our last full day in Italy.  How bitter sweet it feels knowing that we are leaving the eternal city tomorrow morning.

We toured the Galleria Borghese and then spent time walking the grounds of the Villa Borghese.  Looking back I wish that we would have visited this before any of the other museums. They control how many people are in the museum and for how long. It was wonderful not to be walked all over by guided tours.  The tours we did see were lead by staff of the museum.  It was so amazing.  If you have a chance to visit Roma, take the time to at least visit the Villa.  Seeing just the Bernini sculptures alone is worth the price of admission to the Galleria!

Tonight we ate dinner at the restaurant in our hotel. We went all out and had a "fancy dinner".  While we had eaten here a couple of times before out of convienance, tonight it was about spending time together sharing our last meal in Roma.  I can't say enough about our waiter Michele. He went above and beyond for us. When we ate here the other times it was after our day trips, so we were tired, hot and cranky after spending endless hours on a tour bus.  He was so understanding, and didn't seem to mind that we were sharing courses.  Tonight was no exception, he gave us exceptional service as always.  I am going to miss having him tell us hello everytime we came in to the hotel in the evenings.

 our last night in Roma

I am also going to miss the entire staff at Hotel ArtDeco. They have really made us feel at home during our entire stay. From Giovanni who served us breakfast every morning to the staff at the front desk who helped us get from place to place the entire staff couldn't be nicer.  I hope that when we return to Roma we will again be able to stay at Hotel ArtDeco. I would recommend it to anyone traveling to the eternal city.  Grazie mille!

Part of me was so afraid when we left home that I would be home sick and miserable for our entire time in Roma. Another part was afraid that we would never want to leave. Now that it is time to head home, I am sad that we are leaving, but excited to be home with our furkids.  I really think that one could spend an entire lifetime in Roma, and never get bored.  I am going to miss our walks to the Bank-o-mat, our dinners at Ostra del Salvatore, sending DH to the farmicia and simply being on holiday.  It is going to be hard to go back to the real world, but  can't wait to start planning our next trip!