Rome stole my heart, and my wallet

Because Joanne was flying back to New Zealand, Marie and I decided to go to Rome to see her off... and make sure she didn't get lost!

So we caught a bus from Rimini which took 5.5 hours to cross from the east coast to the west coast of Italy.

After we checked into our hotel we decided to catch a few of the local attractions. Rome is breathtaking, the scale of the buildings and monuments is incredible.

Unfortunately on the second day my wallet was stolen on the subway, including my passport and credit card. So we now have to wait in Rimini until a new passport and card arrive. I found out that getting a replacement passport while overseas is not an easy matter. Luckily the NZ Embassy in Rome helped out. Apparently I was the 13th NZer who had their passport stolen in Rome in the last 2 weeks! Amazing!

It was sad to see Jo get on the plane. The boat will not be the same without you. You will be missed!