Leaving Rome

I’m leaving Rome and I am sad :(

Today marks the end of my 2.5-week journey with my father, who I will not see for a long time. I see him off at the train station.

My train leaves at noon, so I have a few hours to walk around the city one last time. I walk to the colosseum to get one last look at it, and wander around the surrounding area.

I’m trying to appreciate all the churches, so I enter a few. I particularly like the ones with chandeliers.

I go to pick up a sandwich to eat on the train. This time, I get a sandwich with panini bread, which I think is much better than the other sandwiches I had before that are too bready.

I have a 3-hour trip on high-speed rail to Venice.

As I’m on the train, I notice it starts to rain outside. I check the weather and learn that it’ll be raining for the rest of the day.

My hotel is on Venice mainland, and I head there to drop my things off. By the time I arrive I’m soaked, so I take some time to dry myself off and chat with Wolfe.