Wednesday, 10 May 2017

2017-05-01   Rome   -   First day out with the new Cosmos family










Bruce & Jeannie (St Louis), Chris & Marjorie (England), Shelley (Oz-living in Sussex), Sanju (India), Doug & Tracy (Canada - near Regina), Tony & Rosemary (LA), Vineet (India), Liz & Isabelle (sisters) -  Liz in England, Isabelle in Trinidad, Diedre (childhood friend of Isabelle & Liz), Olivia and Jake  (LA).

Front L-R:  Nadine (Oz), Dawn, Ann (Oz),  Ingrid (Tour director-Slovania), Trippy (India), John & Patsy (San Diego), Rachel & Andrew (Pennsylviania) and Tush (India)  

(Tushar allowed us to call him Tush.   I asked him if he knew of the song by ZZ Top.   Nope.  Too young, only 17, and not American, so it didn`t matter what Tush means.  Hahaha.  Trippy, his sister, is almost 14.  Such fun kids.)   (I think Trippy`s really name was spelled Tripdte, or something like that, so she allowed us to give her a nickname too.) 

This picture almost looks like a fake background, but it`s not.  The photographer was able to take out the crowds behind us - or he took US out and gave us this background.  

It was CROWDED that day, and only May 1.   I thought this time of year would be quiet.  No way.





Down the streets in between
Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps














First night out at a Roman restaurant


Ann, Shelley, Tracy, Doug, Bruce, Jeannie

Rosemary, Tony, Olivia, Jake

Left:  Chris, Marjorie, Doug, Patsy, Rachel
Right: Liz, Dierdre, Isabelle, Natalie, Andrew

Sanju, Vineet, Tush, Trippy