Day 167: Roaming Around Rome and Atlanta Bound

Once again we were planning on being stuck on a plane for over 10 hours so we needed to get in some real exercise to help aid in the stress caused by such a journey.  We set out to try to see both the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps before returning to our hotel to get ready to leave. 

Not many people are out at 7am in Rome.  The streets were covered in sweepers, both people with brooms and those motorized spray and wash vehicles with the huge circular brushes.  They were doing a good job of cleaning the city. As we walked we also passed shop keepers cleaning windows and preparing to open stores. 

We made it to the Trevi Fountain pretty easily.  The signs, although while there were not enough of them, were adequate in showing the way.  One of my main complaints is when you get to a fork in the path and the last sign you passed said say straight which way is straight?  You have to guess while a simple sign would make it easier.

After the Trevi Fountain we started following the signs to the Spanish Steps but as you can guess these were woefully inadequate.  We got lost and by the time we found out where we were it was time to turn around and hoof it back to the hotel. 

Now I will fast forward just watch…

There we are at the airport…there we are sitting on the plane… there are eating on the plane… there we are watching movies on the plane… there the plane is landing… and…

Now we landed in Atlanta. Here is where I am going to gripe a bit.

The new international terminal is “F” we landed in “E” and had to walk to “F.” That is not short walk.  You have to hoof it through hallway after hallway and corridor after corridor.  It is really ridiculous.  While it wasn’t a big deal for me there were a great many older folks on the plane that took twice as long to make it to immigration.

What I found interesting was how FitBit recorded the whole thing.  Below is the bar chart that FitBit gave me.  The first bars in the green are where we pounded the pavement in Rome.  The second set of orange line is me waking through the airport. 

FitBit Steps Activity Chart

Daily Recap:

Matt and Kelly: Speed Walking Rome