We Made it to Rome

Okay so we made it to Rome without any major heartache. We had a few minor glitches. We took the tube to Victoria Station and picked up the rail to Gatwick. I don't know if you have ever been to Gatwick but it is the most boring airport in the world. I was so unimpressed with this airport that I had actually forgot that I had flown out of there before.

We got to the airport and I had this feeling of deja vu. This place looked so familiar. I just couldn't figure out why. Later I figured out that I had actually taken the exact same flight to Rome from this airport years before. Thats how unimpressive this place is.

Anwya off to Rome

So we met up with Kelly's parents in Rome. They were actually at the airport waiting. We could see them off in the distance. They were standing in this little hub where four moving sidewalks converged. We were on the moving sidewalk from the airport terminal. Really we could see them waaaaaaay off in the distance. They, however, were looking down a different hallway. We started to wave our arms and whistle, and jump up and down, but to no avail. They never saw us and we went right past them.

In fact we never saw them the entire trip. Every now and then we could see them on the ship but by time we got to where they were they were gone. They were always looking the other way. Very bizzare. A two week trip and they never saw us.

Okay, Im just kidding. They saw us almost immediately. We checked into the hotel and went down to dinner. It always amazes me how you can just meet up with people in other countries. It always seems like it should be some logistical nightmare, but of course it is not. Meeting someone in Rome is probably easier than meeting someone at the mall.

Anwyay we had a nice meal, went to bed and woke up in the morning with a mission. The mission? Find Ed's luggage and head off to the ship to set sail. Why do we have to find his luggage? It was lost on the flight over. So eventually the luggage is found and off we go to the Ship.