See my message above. Just a great day!!! Very pleasant to spend time with him.

The scheduled guide did not show up. There were 6 of us, and 3 of us tried to call the number in Rome that was supposed to be a contact number locally, but it was not working. Fortunately one of our party had the USA contact number and called there. She had to be very pushing with the staff and eventually they agreed to call the Rome office. Once that happened, about 45 minutes passed before our substitute guide took over and we got on the road (total was about 1 1/2 hours from the time we were supposed to leave. Our guide was super-outstanding and did a great job in the circumstances. We did have to cut the tour a bit short at Hadrian's villa and Villa D'este which was a bit sad and rushed at the end. But overall she saved the day by doing the tour on a day she was supposed to be at her normal job (as an architect).

It all worked - easy to find meeting point, great transportation, exceptional docent. Just wish it could have been a longer day to be able to spend more time at Villa d'Este

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