Bella Roma!

We left Los Angeles yesterday at 3:45 P.m. and arrived in Rome today (Thursday) at 12:45 p.m. We met up with our traveling buddies, Merle and Buddy, who arrived from the East Coast. We are staying at the lovely Hotel Splendide Royal withing walking distance of the Spanish Steps. We began with a cocktail on the rooftop of our hotel, which boasted a beautiful panoramic view of Rome with the Vatican in the distance. Later we walked over to the Spanish Steps and dined al fresco at an area restaurant. Delicioso! As we were all thrashed from long flights, we called it a night to rest up for sightseeing tomorrow. Having some problems loading the pictures. The first picture is a view from our hotel rooftop.  The second picture should be the four of us at a restaurant near the Spanish Steps.  Somehow the first picture was repeated. Ciao!