Viterbo
for our travel weekend in January, we chose an easy day trip to the medieval city of Viterbo, about fifty miles north of Rome. that Saturday morning, we hopped on the regional train at San Pietro station (a twenty minute walk from our house) and enjoyed the meandering journey north through the outskirts of Rome and eventually past tiny rural towns. i'm continually amazed at how easy it is to travel by train in general, and especially with the girls. they're much more content than they would typically be on a long car ride since they can get up and switch seats if they want, plus there's a bathroom on board. on this particular trip, they entertained themselves so well just coloring in their notebooks or playing with their Little People princesses that i was actually able to read my book for a solid part of the ride! her crossed leg just kills me the train dropped us off about a ten minute walk from the main gate into the walled city of Viterbo. the longer we live in R