The Changing of the Guests

It feels like the Jamie duo just got here a day or two ago, yet they've been here just short of a week and they are on their way back to the states tomorrow morning. I'm really glad that they came, and I hope they had a lot of fun on their spring break. I tried to keep them busy with all of the cool stuff I've found over the past two months, suggesting things for them to do when I was in class and at work. They were just getting the hang of navigating the city, using the buses to get two and from their hostel to where I am and to other sites in the city, learning some pretty basic phrases in Italian (They had a lot of fun with that) and now it's time for them to head home, back to New Jersey and back to class on Monday. They did a really good job keeping up with my fast pace and lots of walking, I know they were sore after the first two days of so much walking, but they really toughed it out to see everything I had to show them. I'll let them speak for themselves, but I think they enjoyed the food the most. I crammed my favorite places to eat from 2 months of experimenting within 6 days. That's a lot of gelato, pizza, pasta and desserts. We had a final dinner at Fraschetta, which is my absolute favorite restaurant in Rome. I think they might agree. I'm looking forward to seeing some guest blogging from them after they get back and have time to put their thoughts into a post for me.

My week of playing tour guide is not quite over yet though. I have about 12 hours of recouping before my next set of visitors gets here. The Jamies will literally be passing Becky and her friends mid-air tomorrow, who touch down at noon. Tired yes, but I couldn't be happier to show everyone the same things all over again. Maybe I'll switch up the itinerary a bit, I did try a lot of new things with the Jamies, so I've got a lot more on my list to pick from. And I only have 3 or 4 days with Becky and her friends, so I hope their up for the challenge. And yes, I will be going back to Fraschetta with this group in the next couple of days.

So here's to my guests of the week, thank you for letting me share my life for the past two months with you. I hope its not overkill while you're all here.

And on that note, off to prep for tour group #2!