After a pleasantly uneventful flight, a surprisingly brief arrival clearance (see other post), and a pleasantly uneventful train, I finally reached terra firma. At Roma Termini, I met my friends Tom and Chacha and their son Erasmus!
Chacha is a friend from high school. Her husband Tom works for the U.S. Navy at the base in Napoli. When I visited them in 2019, Erasmus was on his way.
They took me to their favorite local restaurant for Sunday lunch. I’m still recuperating. The delicious antipasti would have been a good large meal on their own. Then came the pasta course, which we barely survived. And then the meat course which defeated us completely and will make a second appearance as leftovers later tonight.
After hopefully a good night’s sleep, tomorrow morning I’lll pick up my rental car and drive to meet Alessandro for lunch in Benevento.