From Atlanta To Rome: Italy Part 1
Welcome to our online travel scrapbook! I love to travel, and I love to write about it so that I can relive it again. If you're planning a first trip to Italy, maybe there's something here that will help you plan! On July 4, 2019, we boarded a Delta plane at Atlanta's Hartsfield Internat'l Airport to leave the country we love for a few days. We were headed to Rome, Italy - a first trip to the European continent for both myself and Mary Beth. Kevin had visited Spain, so he was a continent up on us! We had a 4 hour layover at Charles de Gaulle in Paris, which was about an hour and a half too long, even considering that we had to go through border security/customs. Both France and Italy are part of the Schengen Area and honor each others' border controls , so once we went through border security in Paris, we didn't have to do that again in Rome. We flew right through the border control process and then had plenty of time to wait. We got a snack, and soon enough,...