Anagni (pronounced a-nan-yee OR never-gonna-find-it)

Eric and I woke up in an adventurous mood on Saturday. We pulled out both of the Rome tour books that we packed and found a couple of day excursion options. We settled on a little town about 50 km from Rome called Anagni. It was wonderful, but the day will mostly be rememebered as a transportation mishap. As the title of this post suggests, it was practically impossible to find. The tour book gave us one sentence about the village's location in the hills with no suggestion as to how to get there. How hard could it be? Please notice the joking (kind of) picture of me hitch-hiking our way into town. Three bus later we found the picturesque town with amazing views. Our trip back included a hefty fine on a train (since apparently there were no more buses for the evening) for not having the appropriate ticket. But the ticket window was closed. But how can you say that to an entirely unimpressed non-English speaking conductor? Well, he did know one word, ticket (both the one he wanted and the one he gave us). Total travel time 6 hours, total time spent in Anagni, 1 1/2 hours. Worth it? Totally.