hellbent hikers homers home

day 1     It's hard to believe we're sitting on a plane again heading to Europe!  Me and Angie are stoked!!!!!!!! All the research on the net is going to pay off big time. I googled a lot of sites from googleearth.com so we have a good idea of the general direction to go after leaving the airport. I know what Camping Roma looks like from space! Angie says shes gonna fill me with heleium and tie a string to my foot so I can float high above everything cuz thats the only way I'll recognize places.   The plane was smaller than the one we flew to Seoul in and alot more noisy. We had a few hours of sleep,dozing in and out. Left toronto at 7pm and flew for 8 hours but with the time change we arrived at Rome Flaminio airport just in time for breakfast. After the smooth flight we picked up the car and off to Camping Roma. Didn't even need a map but we did need some precise directions from a gas bar attendant cuz the road to the camp was a little tricky. Within 1 hour we were lying on a nice soft bed in a cabin 1 metro stop from the Vaticano. Hows that for being downtown Roma!  After a rest we found ourselves driving down Via Aurelia checking everything out. Went into a few shops but everything closes at 5 on Sunday so we headed back to the grocery store to pick up some Acrio cheese,salami and some incredible italian buns.  I swear I've never tasted a sandwhich soooooo good!so diferent from Canada. A nice glass of wine.........it was perfect! Angie high fived me cuz we still couldn't believe where we were.What an ending to our first day in Roma.  This is what I call living,travelling the world,different cultures,languages,food and music. We recomend this to anyone who can overcome the initial fear of taking an adventure out of your comfort zone.  Things that work for us...........1 dont think about anything.2dont get mad.3dont make precise plans,only a rough guide.4let things happen and everything will fall into place.5stop and reflect on where you are and how lucky you are to be there.6dont rush,layback attitude works best.        The two of us fell asleep by 7.30pm. It was still daylight but we had nothing left,flying will do that to you. All you do is sit on a plane for 8 hours so makes you wonder what was so exhausting.