sunday - our little town is in post-party recovery mode
it's very quiet out there and we are also running on gentle
shame about a bit of a crisis in a client store back in sydney
requiring many hours of recovery work to get past the issue
our wireless connection and skype/teamviewer save the day
so, so lucky to have those tools to use on this global scale
however that unexpected issue cuts into our day trip plan
our third attempt to visit the coastal town of anzio scuttled
the afternoon then spent in chill-out mode in our cool home
but there's a visitor in transit - flying from london for a week
so we once again head south on the now familiar road to rome
jump onto the ring road and follow directions to fiumicino airport
it's a bit nerve-racking dealing with the traffic in this busy place
but the pickup area is found as is the daughter and we are off
we head back into central rome for a sunday evening wander
circle vatican city, park alongside the river and cross over
piazza navona is re-visited and is buzzing with activity
in a bit of a deja vu we pick a restaurant and settle in
damn - again - the nearest busker sings american tunes
i wish away him, his guitar and amplifier - to no avail
we enjoy a fine bottle of wine and two average pizzas
and acknowledge that we are in a special place tonight
the huge granite fountains dominating the centre area
as the night falls we drop into people-watching mode
a mixture of ambling tourists and hawkers plying euros
the usual laserlights, flying toys, necklaces and bracelets
they are all polite though - ignore them and they reciprocate
this piazza also hosts a number of artists at work or selling
some of the modern art inspected seems of a very high quality
a photographer with a series of black and white shots of rome
each one with a bright red fiat bambino somewhere in frame
our own euros stay in our pockets except for one temptation
gelato - as we walk away down a narrow lane we are drawn
there's a small queue, take-a-ticket and some enticing flavours
the usual selection problem but when done - yes - top quality
we wander across the river towards castel sant'angelo (again)
late on this sunday evening it is open - we consider entering
but we are tired and we have an hour long drive to complete
including getting out of central rome which requires focus
up the autostrade, hang a left, a winding narrow road - home...
