Gaeta, 16 Sept 2011

After picking up our hire car this morning, a nice little Hyundai i30, we leave Rome for the beautiful coastal town of Gaeta, situated on the Mediterranean Sea, not far from and just below Italy’s capital.  Our luggage fits like a perfect jigsaw puzzle in the boot and off we go.  Immediately we hit a wall of frantic heart pounding Roman traffic.  But my amazing brother, with some little help from Stanley: our GPS, did an excellent job in getting us out of Rome without a scratch, bringing us safely to this piece of paradise, all the while his own pounding heart almost audible as we broached the chaotic, bumper to bumper,  24/7 peak hour traffic.   Leaving Rome was an experience not to be repeated.
 
We’re booked into the ‘Millequattrocento B&B’ and on arrival are met by Luigi, our host.   Our rooms are high enough to overlook the houses, sea and winding roads down into the town..... bellissimo !! Now that we're out of ‘il traffico pazzo di Roma’  - Rome’s crazy traffic - the pace is so more relaxed and pleasant.