End Game
Day 7 Last touring day already, it feels like this week has just flown by. Mom ended up staying behind at the hotel while I adventured around the city a little bit. I think she had the far more exciting day, what with watching the transit workers doing their marches on the main road a block away from the hotel. We also encountered them on Saturday on the way to the airport, our poor driver was frustrated with getting through traffic with all the closed roads. We have since learned that the transit strike was for more than just the trains, it also affected buses and the metro. They slow the services during the day to make a point. Or as I learned with the metro, they turn off all the escalators. And it's all planned in advance. We lucked out that it didn't interfere with our travel plans. Piazza del Popolo from Garden I checked out the Piazza del Popolo in the daytime. This is where we met our Pompeii tour, but it was dark and foggy and everything was closed.