Trains and Planes and Final Thoughts!
December 17, 2008 Before I started writing my final blog, I decided to go back and read some of my journal entries. Every night before I went to bed, I would write in my journal and I would make a title for the entry. Some of those included "The Florence Adventure" , "A Great End To A Great City" (leaving Florence), "Feeling Like A Kid Again" (Playing in the fort at Assisi), and "When in Rome..." I finally got to my last entry which I wrote on Sunday December 14th, which was the night before getting up to go home. The title of the entry was "Ending The Trip With A Bang". Little did I know that I was literally going to be ending my trip with a bang. :)When we arrived at the train station, we saw that the train that was to take us to the airport was present and loading passengers. The train had obviously been there awhile, but we decided we would try and make the train anyway. Jane and I were the first ones on the train when all of a sudden the bell rang and the doors slammed shut. We had the tickets so we couldn't leave without the rest of the group so Jane grabbed my luggage and pulled the door open to get out. I ran back and grabbed her luggage, but by the time it was my turn to get off the train, it started moving! I had to jump even though I debated on jumping or paying the fine for not having the ticket. If it wasn't for James and Harvey being there I probably would have just stayed on the train. It was also a good thing that I had Jane's luggage, because if I would have had mine there is no way it would have been as graceful of a landing as it was. It was very scary but it definitely was an experience that I wouldn't want to take back. It is something that I will always remember, but now I can't say that I have never broken the law. LOL!
We then had another adventure when we found out that our plane to Atlanta was delayed two hours. This caused us to miss our connection to Dayton from Atlanta, but luckily Delta was able to work things out and get us booked for the next available flight. Jane and I decided that it wasn't a good day for the sign pisces to travel because that was the sign for both of us.
Even though coming home was hectic, it made the feeling of arriving home even better once we were finally there and able to share all of our wonderful experiences we had in Rome with our friends and family. Even though we ran into a few bumps, it made our trip unique in its own way, and we can cherish those moments for all they are worth.
I have greatly enjoyed getting to know everyone on the trip, and I was glad to be able to share this experience with each and every one of them. The memories we have made together will be with us for the rest of our lives.
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