Our last day in Italy

Last days are always tough... but it's time to come home and get back to reality.

I had to snap a pic of a the view of the roofs from our room in Venice, along with the ceiling in our hotel ... it all just screamed "ART" to me... and a couple more pics of churches ...

We took a water taxi from the hotel this AM and got a beautiful ride through the canals of Venice to the train station, where we boarded a high-speed train (153 MPH) to Rome.  Their trains, while not state-of-the-art (go to Japan or Germany for that)... are still light years ahead of anything we've got in the US.

Here's what 153 MPH looks like while travelling through the northern Italian countryside:

Our room at the Sheraton in Rome is OVER THE TOP. Jeff is a "frequent flyer" with SPG, and they gave us this massive suite - top floor - fruit, cheese, wine waiting for us (Italian Chianti is wonderful).  There was just one thing a bit.... off.... with the room.  There was this ONE PIECE OF ART.....