Heart of the Empire

They say that all roads lead to Rome, and mine is no different. I'll be spending four nights there at a hostel that's a bit off the beaten path, but the owners got really high marks for helping people plan out their visit based on how much time they have. It's about half an hour walk from the train station, and although I may disagree at the time, the exercise will do me good. After that it's on to Venice for a couple nights, and then to Greece by ferry... still need to get that part figured out. Money seems to be disappearing quicker than I'd like so I may have to call it quits after Greece (including another ferry out to Rhodes), but I'd really like to make it to Istanbul too; we'll have to see how things pan out. Who knows? Maybe one of my favorite fortune cookies ever--"A blonde from afar has something in store for you"--will come true, and I'll meet a sugar mama who'll let me travel more.