The Find

My wife and I watched the movie "Letters to Juliet" last week. It takes place in Verona, Siena and Tuscany. It invoked memories of our honeymoon trip to Italy. We went for 15 days and stayed in private apartments in each of the four cities we visited. The trip was incredible and fulfilled one of my wife's lifelong desires. The flight from Philadelphia to Da Vinci airport was eventful as many are. One of the radars for transoceanic flights malfunctioned and after 30 minutes we had to turn around and return to Philly. When you arrive in DaVinci airport you still have to take a train to get to Rome. The trick was to find the correct train, board on time and actually arrive in Rome. We did it. Now the fun part was to find our apartment in the Piazza Di Popolo. It was necessary to take a subway from downtown Rome to the Piazza. We spoke very little Italian and the Romans knew we were Americans. The act of getting information was tedious at best. Once at the Piazza the real test came. We needed to find the street of our apartment. After having traveled, it seemed forever, and lugging luggage around we tried to read the street map in the dying light as night was approaching quickly. My wife led the way and we arrived to our new home. The stays in Siena, Monterosso and Venice were equally challenging. Italy was beautiful. We had a great time. The time spent finding our apartments was the best part of the trip.It was challenging and rewarding for doers like Lea and me. Of course the best find was my Vo!