RomeTravelogue - The Flight

Planes, trains and automobiles...lots of travel today.

Not a minute down the street from her house did this little one remark, "I'm bored." We all had to laugh knowing what was ahead of us today....yesterday...it's almost a blur now.

A bright spot for her...WINGS. See them on her shirt by her collar? First time flyer.

It was hard to sleep on the plane. Our seats were near the bathroom and people would congregate there and talk. But thankfully she got a few hours.
Here's a shot from our window as we flew over the French Alps.
I haven't flown lately and these new personal TVs in the seats were great! We luved looking at the map after we were all movied out. (That's how I knew we were over the French Alps.)
And then, Roman soil!

My travellers are doing so well. When I was kid, I took it all in stride too. Today my thoughts frequently ran to the amazement of being in the sky for 8 hours, crossing an ocean. It is a wonder that we stay UP and any turbulence had me back to my rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet. There was comfort in seeing a habited nun and several collared Fathers in our section of the plane. There were many polish people onboard and they were so joyful. I imagine we might hear as much polish as we do italian this trip!
The hotel is beautiful! We had been setting our expectations for small rooms and bathrooms, but it's all terrific! Can't wait till they all wake up and want to explore it more with me. Pics and video to come.

Driving in from the airport and even just passing by St. Paul's and the Twin Churches and the Colluseum was a pinch me moment. As our children stared out the windows my husband nudged me to notice them.

It'll all coming alive to them.

My sister said it best. What they've read about in history and heard about of their faith will no longer be abstractions to them. They'll be walking on that ground...seeing it, touching it...hearing the sounds and tasting Rome.

We're here.

And there are bidets....