Rome Italy day 9

Staying at the hotel wasn't the original plan. Astrid originally was supposed to do Venice and then come to Rome with me. But when she found out that it's around +40 down in Rome she said she didn't want to go because it was too hot. However she said she would do a half day of Venice with me and then I could come up to the hotel in the mountains and stay there for a day or 2. So in the end staying at this hotel was kind of a 36 hour break from my trip, However I saved 2 nights accommodation, received 5 meals for free and I did get to do the cable cars in the mountains (which also I didn't pay for), got to go to an Italian street fair with nothing but locals and I got to see what a very old village in Italy looks like. And on the plus side I didn't lose any time in either Venice or Rome because I still had 2 days in Venice which was more than enough, and I get just over 2 days in Rome which will be a lot of time from what I hear from other travelers! 

I left this morning just before lunch for my journey down towards Rome. I caught a bus from the hotel to a train station in another town called Feltra. From Feltra I caught the train going to a city a few hours away called Padova. And from padova I caught a train going to Rome. After all was said and done it was going to be an 8 hour travel day for me once all the connections were made and I was finally in Rome. 

The train rides went by fast it seemed, I arrived in Rome at about 8:45. I am staying at a hostel in Rome for the 2 nights I'm here. And luckily the hostel was only 6 blocks from the train station! So I followed the directions the hostel gave me and I was there very shortly. 

I checked into my room and met 2 German guys staying for a few nights. They aren't travellers, just came to Rome for a 4 day trip. The one German guy not only knew where Saskatchewan was but he said oh ya that's where Regina is right? OH MY GOD I was in shock! Someone from Germany knows where Regina is yet almost all of the Americans I have met don't even know what Saskatchewan means. 

After I sat down and relaxed from my long day it was already 9:45 and I decided not to go out. Everything would be closed anyways and since I don't know the "lay of the land" really I don't want to get myself lost espiscally in the dark! The one German has been here before and said that you don't want to get lost here in the dark because a lot of the streets look the same and it's a very big city so best not to get lost on the first day. 

Wasn't too much of a big deal to me however because I was tired and I thought if I stay in and go to bed a little earlier then I can get out and start my day when it's a little cooler outside before the sun hits it's peak. SPEAKING OF! People had warned me and said it would be so hot and I was basically going to die from the heat but when I arrived it was only +25! Ya it was almost 9pm but Compared to the regular +37 at night I'll take this temperature. The forecast says it's only supposed to reach a high of +31 tomorrow so fingers crossed! 

Since it was just a full day of trains and busses I didn't take any photos! Lots to come tomorrow though! 

Train ticket to Rome from padova