Good first day in (ancient) Rome

After a bumpy flight from Denver to London we quickly grabbed some curry in the BA lounge and hopped on a plane to Rome. It was long enough to be served afternoon tea and so the Mitz was happy! We and our bags made it off the plane and to our hotel with no problems.

The hotel Artemide is nice and after unpacking we made our way to the rooftop restaurant for some drinks and dinner. The weather was perfect and so we sat outside and watched the sunset. After dinner we walked to the Trevi Fountain and it was cool.



Today we started off touring the Coliseum, the Roman Forum, and the church of Saint Clemente with Kate Parkinson, a private guide.  She was excellent and explained a lot (really, like a thousand years) of history to us.  The Coliseum was even more impressive than I expected due to the sophistication of the engineering that is still on display.  Equally impressive were the structures we saw in the Roman Forum dating back to 500 b.c.  


Later in the day (after pizza and a nap!) we saw the Pantheon and a few nearby churches.  Now for some rest and tomorrow we check out some much newer sites, ie built after 1000 A.D.!

Afternoon in Boulder

On the way back to Denver we spent a nice afternoon in Boulder. We had lunch at the Walnut Brewery (i went there many years ago and I still frequently still wear the t-shirt). The beer was very good and Mitzi says her spinach salad was one of the best ever! Here is yours truly:




We did some shopping, enjoyed the tulips, and had some Rocky Mountain Fudge (sugar free of course)!




All in all, a very relaxing afternoon!

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Roman influence in London

On my last trip I even saw evidence of the extent of the Roman Empire - statue of Trajan near the Tower of London!


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Starting a new blog

Ingelrayok is the Inuit word for journey.  I learned this from a friend who lives in Canada (and she has claim to the blog name so I am "2").  This blog is about my journey - in the literal sense, that is my travels.  Hope you enjoy!