Today, we decide to
take a day trip to Ostia Antica – an ancient city about 45 minutes outside of
Rome. We get there, it looks small and they are going to charge us like 23 Euro
for each of the kids. We decide it’s not worth it and go to the beach instead.
We drive around trying to find the beach to go to. We park, and walk to the
beach. The sand is scorching hot!
We left
the sunscreen in the car, so Mom asked Dallin to go get it. He came running
back saying a window is broken and things are scattered all over! We hadn’t
even left the car more than five minutes ago. We bolted to the car, knowing we had
Euro in there along with an I pad and our cameras. It turns out they popped
the side window into the car and stole Benson’s credit cards and 300 Euros (which
were hidden under a napkin on the side door). Luckily, the cameras, I pads, and
my credit cards were still there! The pictures would have been irreplaceable,
and without my credit cards, we would have no money.
It is sad, but we are lucky that was all they took!
We drive back to the apartment and leave
the kids with grandma and grandpa while we make phone calls, fill out police
reports, and cancel credit cards - not quite what was on the itinerary for our
last day of Rome.
We end the day with
one final trip through St. Peter’s Basilica, and one last relaxing evening in
the Vatican City. My favorite part of
St. Peter’s basilica is the famous Pieta statue by Michael Angelo – of Mary
holding Christ’s crucified body in her arms. It evokes so much emotion – as one
ponders how Christ’s mother must have felt as she watched him being tortured,
mocked and crucified.
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