a NOLA girl in a Big world

Nola > Newark.

Newark airport was HELLA massive & HELLA busy. I have been to my fair share of airports (yet to make it to Hong Kong, so my definition of MASSIVE isn’t fully comprehensive) & the United Terminal at Newark was a sight to see.

It was probably the size of the entire New Orleans airport … I repeat, JUST THE UNITED TERMINAL. We flew Norwegian Air, so getting from gate C to B took approximately 1 hour. 😉

Ok so premium class, let’s chat about it. The reclining seats are worth their weight in gold. Sleep was a breeze. The food was great, the drinks were delicious & the SPACE. The freaking SPACE. Again, if your planning to fly overseas, save up, spend the money & enjoy the flight.

Pro Travel tip for long flights: MASKS are your FRIEND. There are travel kits to help with the dryness & dullness that comes with traveling. Your lips get dry, your eyes can get puffy & your face can look worn. But having a set of masks will allow you to hit the ground & look refreshed & well rested. Here is the kit I used: Patchology: on the Fly

Once we landed, we had one of those, “guys in a black suit holding a sign with your name” waiting for us – that was cool. Heading into Rome was beautiful, we had decided to stay near the Vatican since our intention for being here was to attend Palm Sunday Mass. We are only a 10 minute walk to the city center & Trastevere neighborhoods.

We got settled, jumped in an Uber and went straight to the Vatican Seminary to get our tickets for Palm Sunday mass. Then went to the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and Della Palma for gelato (no pictures due to eating it all in minutes). Then we just walked and explored.

We are going to take it easy tonight, get our bodies on Italian time and enjoy a few glasses of wine.

**Roy went to get a few bottles of wine. He comes back, sharing what he bought, he then says “some American millennial was in there and said she got drunk off of this last night and decided to buy it again, so I decided to buy it as well.” 🤣

Ciao.