Going to the Doctor

A word of advice:  only go to the doctor in Italy if you absolutely have to.  Otherwise, wait until you are back in the U.S.  Today we went to see the eye specialist in Rome for a post-operative check up.  The appointment was set for 9:15 am, so we got up early, rushed to the train station to get the early train to Rome, and arrived at the doctor's office right on time. . . .  FIVE HOURS LATER . . . we are finally done!  I can't believe we spent 5 hours in a waiting room.  When we finally went into the office, we spent about 20 minutes with the doctor.  All I can say is--I hope we never have to do that again!

The original plan was to see a few sights in Rome and go to Mass at St. Peter's at noon.  But when we left at 2:30, we needed to eat lunch, then we went to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and then it was time to get back to the station to catch our train.  It was a hot, frustrating day, but it all turned out well.  We still got to go to Rome.  We saw a beautiful basilica and said some prayers.  The kids got to stay home with Marisa.  They had a great day.  They even got to go swimming in a little kiddie pool.  Another day, another new experience.