Day 31:
[diesel train to Rome]
- Miss alarm, feel sick on bus. Sweaty. Miss train so take next one. Bought bag all day.
- Village on rock on the way. Andre go to Uffizi and Pisa.
- Walk through gate to Il Campo: most amazing view.
- Picture perfect every street. See sand cleanup and square, realize this is where Il Palino happens. Turns out it was 2 days ago! Feel bad for missing it.
- Very medieval and the flags in the (winning?) neighbourhool.
- Sat in square and had a large, fast melting ice cream. Duomo: like Flornece in style but grey stones in place of green ones and more ornamental.
- Wander around town and see S. Domenico
- Large plain brick church.
- Pidgeons landing on walls.
- Have small diesel train to Chuisi. 2 cars, one 2nd class, one first. No separate engine part. See other train first, lots of smoke as it left.
- Like sitting in a large truck. Engine sounds, powerful breaks, diesel smell, feels like shifting gears during acceleration.
- Surprisingly fast.
- Gear shift takes longer time. Very small tunnells like subway. Extreme pressure changes.
- [sit in M and J (Mario and Luigi) hostel]
- 1st BellaRoma cancelled reservation since we not arrive by 18:30. Took long time to find. Kept our security deposit.
- They call M and J. I get ther eand they say they full. I thought they had reserved 2 beds.
- They call and find another hostel. Leave Andre a train of messages and worry.
- Met Californians and run to the hostel like in Amazing Race. Get call from Andre while walk there. Very happy to hear voice.
- Old man in car with kid ask if we need place to sleep.
- Met in Termini. Andre tell story of wrong station and old man drive him to Termini.
- hungry, tired, dirty, no privacy, don't know where I'm sleeping, see other families, etc... feel homesick a bit and see life differently.
- Imagine if I didn't have an end to this and no money. More understanding of how poor feel of rich people.
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