Started the warm, sunny day with a trip to allegedly the best gelateria in Trieste to meet my client. It wasn’t the right time of day for gelato, but I couldn’t resist sampling the wares at Gelateria Zampolli.
After that it was a quick trot to the station to catch the intercity train to Venice Mestre. The view from the train window at the start of the trip was a sight for sore eyes.
At Mestre, I had a nifty platform change and forehead temperature check from the station staff and was soon aboard the Ferrari of trains, the sleek Freccia Rossa to Rome. It whisked us there in about three and a half hours at a steady speed of 250 km/h for much of the time.
Freccia Rossa pulling into Venice Mestre station
Once I arrived at Rome Tiburtina, I had another swift platform change to catch the Fiumicino Airport train and pick up a hybrid Panda hire car for the week. Car hire companies didn’t used to be very dog-friendly, but Locauto has launched its Bau My Way scheme so I decided to take them up on it. Italian dogs go “bau bau” instead of “bow-wow”, hence the name.
Then it was my usual drive from the airport round Rome’s raccordo annulare ring-road and I got to Capena about 9 pm in time for a quick walk round the block.
2022 and all that 
I just love these x
>
LikeLike