<p>Didn’t mean to sidetrack the thread, I really enjoyed your description of Rome. and your experiences with your son as he emerges into adulthood. (Maybe it was British tourists who said Boston was more like the cities they were used to…)</p>
<p>Oh that made me homesick for Italy. We used to go there frequently when we needed a breather from the Germans being to German. (I love the Germans, but…!) I don’t remember Indian restaurants at all, but that was 20 years ago. We used to eat a lot of Indian food when we went to England though. August can be frustrating in Europe - there are still a few things I haven’t seen, but really wanted to because I’ve only been to that town in August.</p>
<p>The forum is really hot in May too, though I don’t remember finding the rest of Rome too hot.</p>
<p>thanks for the update – and so glad both you and your son had a good time.</p>
<p>Donna, what a fabulous trip. I am so envious. (Particularly of the fact that you weigh 115 lbs, and that it was sunny and dry the whole time. It hasn’t stopped raining here for at least a month and a half.)</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone, it was truly a wonderful trip. I do feel a little bit sad and wistful, though, thinking that it’s very likely that I’ll never have my son all to myself for that long a time, ever again.</p>
<p>Consolation, I guess that, as I said, the grass is always greener – with respect to weather as much as anything else! And I know that I’m one of those people whose weight people envy (although I’m only 5’2", so I’m not incredibly skinny by any means!), but please remember that to a large extent it’s attributable to my having had a serious chronic illness since I was 22 years old, that has sometime had me, when I’ve been very sick, weighing as much as 30 or 35 pounds less than I do now. So, I’ll trade, if there are any takers!</p>
<p>Donna</p>