Yes, it's true...Today is ANOTHER holiday. May Day. So, you say? Well, because of this lovely holiday, our reservation at Casa Dell Olmata was no good, as their rooms were overbooked, due to the shady hotel manager who claimed there were children in the rooms. I assumed his other friends were in town for the festival and he would rather put them up than us...After finding out our hotel reservation was not good, and logging on to the internet to see that there were no other hotel openings because of this holiday, we began to get a little nervous. Mom confided that she didn't think she could make it one night on the street!

Thankfully, Mom was a better sweet talker to the bald, fat desk guy than I would have been ( you *(&**@*@*#@^!!!), and she managed to get him to call other nearby hotels and somehow get an opening we couldn't get on our own. Thank goodness!

After the room debacle yesterday the weather cleared up....as if our travel angels were once again determined for us to have a good time despite. We toured the Palatine, the Forum and the Colliseum....A tip for all who tour the Colliseum: Buy your tickets at the Palatine ( they are also good for the Colliseum) people wait hours at the Colliseum when the line at he Palatino is usually less than 5 people!

We wandered through the old city again at dusk, and the light was gorgeous. After that we headed to the subway ( which FYI closes at 9pm) to get to the Spanish steps for pics. Unfortunately, right now, there is scaffolding up, and the light was a little too low to get a good pics, so we'll probably head back today.

We wandered for another few hours until finding outdoor dining by the Pantheon. We dined for 2.5 hours!! Caprese, salads, minestrone, bread, pasta, wine and dessert!! It was the best food we have had so far in Italy :)

Walking home, Troy showed my mom how white boys danced, and we both had to fight not to pee our pants....We imagined Clemens' shovel move and Troy's point-squat-clap move together on one dance floor....

Today were doing our laundry and checking out the May Day festivities...
Ciao'