Day 17 - Made it alive

It has been a great trip, but I am so ready to go home :)

When we arrived in Rome we purchased 7 day metro passes, thinking we would use them enough in 4 days that it would be worth it. It wasn't really, but it was handy to have. And when we left the metro station to take the train to the airport, we passed the tickets on to three people about to buy tickets and left the last two on the machine for someone to find. Good deed for the day.

The train to the airport was fast and convenient and most importantly, immune to strikes should one occur. We managed to check our bags and get through security very quickly (Delta had their own area complete with their own security check), then Myra, Mia, and Terra went off to the lounge to enjoy one last cappuccino and snack on pastries and little sandwiches. Finally, it was time to go. On our way to the gate, we stoped at this reproduction of the Mouth of Truth (you stick your hand in and if you are a lier, then it gets chopped off). We also stopped at the public piano so Myra could play a song :)

Then we got on the plane, had some confusion switching seats so we could sit together (the girl we swapped with, didn’t actually have the seat in our row because she apparently can’t read row numbers), and finally got all comfy for our 8.5 hour long flight in which no one slept.

We went into another airport long, this time with Chen and Maria because Terra wasn’t feeling well. I forgot to take pictures of any of the lounge. Darn.

Our last flight was supposed to leave early and probably could have, if the luggage guy didn’t take an extra 1.5 hours to load the bags. We arrived in SLC an hour late. It was so exhausting. But finally we are home!!