Happiness is in the journey, not the destination...

Rome is a magical place beyond any expectation. Every little corner you turn, every sound that catches your ear, every flavour you come across holds a treasure that takes you back to the feeling of being a child discovering the world with fresh eyes... the birth of a brand new day...

the strength in a beautiful friendship, having someone who walks beside you and appreciates exactly who you are...

the past coming to life..

trees reaching for the clear blue sky...

the hope of loving again...

feeling like you're on top of the world...

greeted by every little bird...

...and every flower...

Nero the cat who lives in the Colosseum...

grace and beauty wherever you glance...

feeling like someone's always looking over you...

your very own yellow brick road...

a pair of red high heels hanging from a rooftop, in case you get lucky ;)

stifling an inner giggle when a very kind and intelligent tour guide nevertheless manages to keep saying 'and now let's fucus on this monument...' :)

your very own chariot ready to fly you wherever you dream of going...

a mystery to resolve...

a light in the dark...

food that captivates your imagination and all of your senses...

signs that life is sweet...

a mother, a child and their angels watching over your journey...

a cosy terrace waiting for some rays of sun and two special people to light it up...

one cobble street after the other teasing you to explore where it leads you...

the essential prosecco, preferably for breakfast lunch and dinner ;)

someone to share your breakfast with...

a glimpse of the Pope's window...

some special guardians of the Vatican...

and some others...

the promise of peace and light...

a rainbow of hope..

mesmerising genius...

a 'golden apple' of which one ironically and miraculously survived the bombing of the 'Big Apple' on 9/11... not so surprising to me is the coincidence that the word 'alma' which means apple in Hungarian is the word for soul in Latin...

and the symbol that all things lead into one on our 'Camino'...

And if it is true that all roads lead to Rome, go and discover your own colours of it. I thought I was going to see the Colosseum and the Vatican, but ended up going off the map and exploring the journey called LIFE itself and madly falling in love with it all, every second of it :) Closing with the message on my tea cup that witnessed the writing of this entry: 'Enjoy life, it's delicious!' :)