Well, we had two wonderful days in Rome. We took two golf cart tours, both night and day.
Sunday night we took a late night tour with a very sweet young man. We saw all the famous Roman sites all lit up at night. It was such a beautiful and fun tour. We had lots of laughs with this guy. For our last stop, he took us to a gelato shop where his friends work. We skipped the long line (again like ballers) and entered thru a side door and got served the best gelato yet.
Monday morning, a very distinguished gentleman with a history degree picked us right in front of our hotel for a four hour tour. Beth instructed him to take us to different places in Rome. Kind of a hidden gem tour. He was an 8th generation Roman so he knew every detail of this city. We rode while he told stories and the history of the city he absolutely loves. He spoke of underground Rome, which would be a whole new experience. I think the Griffith family will be going on this tour in the future. Beth has his contact information for future travels.
Anyway, along with some shopping and excursions on our own, that about wraps up the visit to this wonderful city. Our last stop was at Otaleg, a gelato shop. This is ABSOLUTELY hands down the best gelato in Rome. The pistachio gelato came in two types, salty or sweet. We both ordered salty. It had little chunks of roasted nuts. So if you are in Rome and want the best to eat or even a class to make it, this is the place.
So, this was the end of our trip. I have been dreaming about going on another European Viking cruise since we went on the Baltic Sea cruise in 2018. A lot has happened since then. Originally, Woody and I booked this trip in July 2025. Since that time, he didn’t feel like he would be able to go but did not want me to cancel. I asked Beth if she would go in his place. I’m sure glad she did. I couldn’t have asked for a better travel companion. She slowed her pace to match my not so good knees and found tours that I could handle without too much walking. We laughed a lot and had an amazing trip. I will remember it forever.
One last footnote. I had Viking arrange the airfare so we would have transfers to and from the airport. The flight home was on Air France. I have to note that they win the prize for the nastiest food both Beth and I have ever received by an airline. Who heats up scallops in citrus sauce in a microwave in a plane? It smelled horrible. Also some kind of cold mushy asparagus with rhubarb sauce and bitter lemon desert? In the morning, when they handed out breakfast trays, I took one look and gave it back to him. Just an FYI…
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