A Roman Holiday
I had a safe trip to Rome today, no hassles. Once I got here I was informed by the desk clerk that there is a transit strike ! No metro subway trains are running after 8:30 am and before 5pm. The trains were to be my mode of transportation to the Borgese Gallery by way of the Spanish Steps nearby. Two years ago, I had bought my ticket to the Borgese in advance and never found the museum ! This year, I bought the ticket in advance and dedicated a whole day before the ticket reservation to find the museum so that there could be no possible screw ups involved in seeing the Bernini Sculptures inside the museum. It’s a good thing that my hotel is walking distance from the train station ! This museum is on the other side of town however. Of course, I can walk to the train station and catch a cab there, but the taxi system is stressed out to the max with this train/bus strike… plus, it could be difficult obtaining a taxi back from the museum. I don’t know how to order a taxi in Italian. I am seriously thinking about walking there; about two miles… I have had such bad luck in finding places in Italian cities on foot that this is a possibly disasterous strategy as well. Whatever happens, it will happen in a beautiful place with lots of public fountains and friendly people.
With challenging perplexity,
I.C.