ROME FOR THE FIRST TIME

November 2012

I don't know how I had missed it for so long, but Rome has finally been done. Unfortunately, this isn't a live blog as all this happened almost 2 weeks ago. Better late than never I suppose.



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As you can see the route doesn't involve a huge amount of travelling but it does cover some interesting places. 

Wednesday October 31st

Landed absolutely on time in Rome which gave me about ten minutes to catch the Terravision shuttle bus to the city centre. ( www.terravision.eu ) It was imperative to catch this late bus as the last one of the day would be another hour. Anyway, it all ended happily as I entered the gates of the huge camping area out to the west of the centre.

Of course no one should go to Rome without seeing this, especially when its free admission for people of a certain age. 

Nothing like the number of tourists seen in the peak summer season

The weather was very changeable. It rained frequently and the Vatican was unbelievably dark and dank. 

Towards the end of my stay in Rome the weather did brighten up and this is how the Trevi fountain looked. 

Trevi Fountain