Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Many of the SMC girls studying in Rome had gone on row boat rides during their stay, and I really wanted to do the same. I had told the girls about it at the beginning of our trip, and they agreed it would be a nice ending to our adventures. We ate our breakfast in the room, tidied it up, and packed a lunch before storing our bags in the reception and setting out for the subway. The park was huge, so the first thing we did was just find a spot in the sun to soak up its rays. We had to be at the bus station  by 4 to get home, so there was plenty of time to kill. After a little lunch, we walked over to where the boats were. It wasn't more than a pond, but we had fun taking turns rowing around and looking at the turtles and the weird statues in the middle of the water.

Cute little pond 

Turtle island

Suze and I had our turns rowing

There was a zoo in the park, so we followed the signs to that after our boat time. However, it wasn't free like we thought, nor did we have enough time to get through it, so we had to walk away. We watched a group of dogs playing for a while, and their owners even let us pet them. We wanted to have one last gelato before we left, so we found one outside the park, only to come back in and enjoy it in the grass.

Finally, it was time to grab our bags and get on the bus to the airport. This airport was the smallest one I had ever been in. There were six gates. Six. It seemed to only have Ryanair flights, and there was not a chain store in sight. Luckily, we found some pizza and cannolis for dinner. Our flight was really late, but it was really cool to look down at the world with buildings lighting up the night. 

We didn't get back in Ireland till around eleven, but it sure was great to be back.