We took the Leonardo Express from the airport to Termini, where Barbara, our personal shopper, picked us up and took us to the atelier / workshop for LGR glass frames. The owner / designer, Luca, is an old friend of Barbara's, and he happened to be there when we arrived, and regaled us for a couple of hours with stories of his grandfather and father (who was s photographer) when they lived in Africa. He was leaving to attend the Monte Carlo Grand Prix this weeke...

OK, our tour concierge said we'd been going great guns, but we should rest Sunday morning. And we sort of agreed; we were exhausted. So we kicked back, leisurely morning. But I contacted our wonderful personal shopper Barbara to see if Joey and I could do a quick shopping before the concierge arranged a tour of the Jewish Ghetto and Trastavere. Barbara was available, and drove us to a wonderful handmade shoe outlet where I purchased shoes and a handbag...then we ...

Today was a helluva long day! After a late night last night having aperitivos with our travel concierges (Elizabeth and Blaine) at a small inn they were checking out (we determined it was not an appropriate choice for seniors - an elevator only to the 3rd floor and two floors of walk up to the roof garden) and then dinner at a local family-style restaurant that we closed down at midnight, we forced ourselves out of bed for breakfast then a 9:45 meet up with our ...

OK, call me a crass American (and Lillie, too) but we wanted to shop. (And while the ladies shopped, the gentlemen trudged all over the colosseum with a wonderful tour guide). We started in the Monti area, right behind our hotel, but this area is a more laissez faire type of attitude ... They close for a coffee run, for a bathroom break, for a nap ... Whatever we wanted to see was closed. So we took a taxi to the Spanish Steps area of Rome (the steps are undergoi...