Roman Bath

My experience of flying to Europe always begins in New York, LaGuardia at about 5pm. and ends at the wee hours of the morning finding a taxi to a hotel. Thus began our summer adventures. The doors of the Ambascatori were a welcome sight after the cab driver tried to fleece us out of 50 euros.

Though the airlines offer a swell little packet with eye mask, folding comb and disposable toothbrush and toothpaste, nothing can quite compare to a hot shower after a night over the Atlantic.

Our hotel was posh in the 1960's. Jackie O (before she was "O") and her likes stayed here and the paparazzi was outside the hotel before paparazzi was a worldwide name. Now it is a modest Roman Hotel catering to American tourists, but still features a lovely marble bath and we were very appreciative of that bath.

Take note if you are headed for Rome, that the faucets are not C for cold and F for fry. F will get you frio, as in freezer, and C will get you Calor as in calorie-what is burned for fuel for the body. You can figure out the extra lav by the toilet for yourselves.

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