Front view
View of the altar. We had seen this church a lot in our travels around town, but this was the only time I was able to go inside.
Our checkout time was noon so (aside from those last-minute things I mentioned above) we packed our suitcases, tidied up the apartment, and then got an Uber to Valencia airport. Our flight left at 3:30 pm so we had some time to kill, but it wasn't so bad.
This was our second flight with Ryanair (the first was from Porto to Alicante) and although I had heard bad things about this budget airline, I have to say that we were both pleased. We had to pay extra for two additional checked bags--they are sticklers on luggage size--so it was just over $225 for both tickets. I thought the seats were comfortable even if they didn't recline and we both managed to snooze a bit on the two-hour flight.
Rome's Fiumicino airport is 33 km (20.5 mi) outside of town. We had bought two bus tickets for 14 EUR that took us in to the main bus (and train) station which was only a two-minute walk away from our hotel. Of course with four pieces of luggage between us in the dark and a couple of wrong turns, it turned out to be a bit longer. We finally made it though.
Fe and I at the airport. It's pretty big and if I didn't know better, I'd have thought we were in a mall.
A view of our room at the Palma Residence Hotel. It's small, but the location is great. It's also interesting in that as the name implies, people live here too.
Fe and I were both exhausted so we quickly unpacked what we needed and went to bed. I can't wait to start exploring the Eternal City.
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