About 5:30 this morning a taxi picked up Jane, Phyllis, Maxine and Carolyn for thier trip to the airport and onward through Paris and Amsterdam to the USA. Their smiling faces will be missed! The rest of us spent a lazy day sleeping, shopping and catching up on "homework". We toured the mercardo centrale where the locals and tourists alike fill their shopping bags with all sorts of delicious things to eat. More shopping in the afternoon produced Christmas ornaments, luggage, ceramics and tiles, jewelry and other treasures to take back home. All in all a relaxing day after our week of intense touring.