Formula 1

We managed a tight budget traveling to Rome this past weekend. As I mentioned in the previous post our plane tickets were only 150 euro for the entire family. The catch was we had to drive two hours to the airport. Since our flight left early in the morning we were worried about getting caught in Paris traffic. Our solution was to stay at the Formula 1 motel the night before. This was quite the experience for the kids. Basically the Formula 1 is a glorified youth hostel. The rooms are 32 euro a night and DO NOT include a toilet or shower (you have to go down the hall to take care of that business)! We arrived late at night and the place was hoppping with truckers, cheap travellers and a few punk rockers. Olivia's eyes about popped out of her face when we walked into the so called lobby. Luckily the rooms WERE clean. We tried to sleep, but the walls were so thin you could hear every footstep outside the door. Lilly slept like a log while the rest of us were a bit restless. I think we aren't ready to travel quite at this level. Maybe I'll leave the "youth hostel" traveling to the kids when they explore the world during their college years!
We were at the airport bright and early. It was a great flight and we even saw some snow as we flew over the Italian Alps.