Exactly 24 hours after take-off, we arrived to a welcoming dinner in familiar surroundings with wonderful friends. Our connecting flight from Frankfurt to Rome had been cancelled, resulting in a 4 hour delay. It could have been so much worse.
Despite the stupefying jet lag, we decided to test The Four Rules by attempting to convert our new smart phones to an Italian service provider and obtain a wireless Internet connection.
Stunned, surprised and amazed don't begin to describe it - we had new working cell phones and new numbers in about 30 minutes. As if that wasn't exciting enough, by the time we got back to the house, the Vodafone wireless keycard had us connected to the Internet. We're still experiencing some internet connection and signal problems, but we're working on that. All in all, remarkable progress.
This isn't our grandparents' Italy anymore...perhaps it's time to revise The Four Rules? No, not yet...that just might be a little hasty.
Tutto bene…Bravissimo!
I've been thinking about you all week! Glad to know you have arrived safe and sound. Deb says "hi' as we swam our way to the beach yesterday and decided to come back the same day due to floodings. Keep those postings coming as I will be looking often for wonderful and colorful updates.
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Bill and Carol...I'm looking forward to keepin up with your blog...gonna live vicariously through you guys for a while!!!
ReplyDeleteciao cugini....glad you arrived in bella Italia safely. Looking forward to your adventures...don't forget the photos.
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Roberto & Adele
Are you staying in one location for the entire year? Perhaps you can post a map. Looking forward to photos (your place, your meals, each other :) and updates. So far the blog is great! Each time you post is it noted on FB?
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ReplyDeleteBill and Carol...posted a comment yesterday but it looks like it didn't go through. Glad you both arrived safely in 'Bella Italia' Being an 'Italophile', I am an avid follower of your adventures. Si prega di fotografie.
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janet- stuff happening faster than we can chronicle them.
ReplyDeleterdm -been there....done that ;)
michael - already working on revisions
janet- stuff happening faster than we can chronicle them
ReplyDeleterdm- been there, done that ;)
michael - the list of rules is growing by the day!
In bocca al lupo! Che bella avventura! Non vedo l'ora di seguire la tua storia! A presto!!!! Melissa
ReplyDeleteben arrivati a Viterbo! Where are you living? I live in nearby Vetralla...come by for a visit. Mary Jane
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