I'm here!!!!

We got here this morning around 9 (italian time) which was around 3am at home. Maggs and I sat together on the plane but didn't manage to sleep much.. After gathering all of our luggage (everyone's made it) we found our driver and loaded the luggage onto the bus and headed towards the Alban Hills where Ariccia is located. It is just about thirty miles south of Rome. It was a beautiful drive, there were sheep on the hills as we passed and beautiful abandoned villas.
When we got to the hotel, we grabbed our luggage, went to our rooms, began to unpack, but crashed because we were all so tired. After a five hour nap, we are getting ready to head to dinner. I am so excited! Can't wait for some VINO!!!



When Maggs opened her phone, she said, "Oh noooo, I have FULL service.. This is not good!! "
Cha Ching, Cha Ching Mr. Richard!!


Maggs and I headed straight to find some coffee when we woke up.. This is the the bar in the hotel, they don't serve coffee like we were looking for- they go straight for the strong stuff.. Straight expresso in a tiny cup. It definitely works.
We took these pictures with my computer which is why the pics are a little blurry..


The weather feels AMAZING. It is in the low 70's. At night it will be in the high 50's. The doors to the hotel are wide open and there is a breeze in the lobby. Walter, who works at the front desk and serves the cafe, said the summer was extremely hot, so this cooler weather is unusual..
It feels wonderful!