a much needed home day today - for one - tired
for another - work - the email intray is overflowing
the girls are delivered to poggio mirteto train station
a day in rome for them - some serious sight-seeing to do
it's going to be hard work though as the temperature soars
nearly every day since we arrived has been in the mid 30s
hot as - fortunately low humidity so that makes it a bit easier
for this one though - a day indoors with to-do plans a-plenty
the day spent dozing and doing housework of both varieties
come late afternoon and a return down the hill to the train station
anticipating a return of the travellers and for a change of scenery
a visit to the cafe we found on our first day here for a little treat
caffe crema - small, intense, cold, thick, smooth and delicious
calories off the scale no doubt but who cares - it tastes so good
dispensed from a large branded container seen at various places
as i sit outdoors i am joined in the adjacent table by some teenagers
which has me thinking and in general terms - they seem a happy lot
heading off into grumpy old man territory but some things are lacking
scruffiness, tats, bum-exposing pants, phones, disrespect and attitude
this group is well-dressed and enjoying the company of each other
as a couple more join them there are handshakes and kisses all round
which just gets me thinking - there is a difference in this country
children and people seem so much more respectful and content
we've not met or seen anyone, anywhere that suggests otherwise
of course there will be some but in a general sense all is good
a definite case of enjoying life and the company of others
today's little lesson is taken as the waited train then rolls in
the 3 ladies emerge - tired as expected from the rome heat
but enough energy to work up a dinner of seafood vongole
enjoyed with a cold peroni (or 2) and then - an early night...
