Roma!

Very wet day as we head to the station. First train to Napoli,then change to fast train for Rome. A total of 2.5 hours including change.
First train was very wet - water seeping in around door frames and windows that don't shut!
Second train a big improvement! They said fast - did not appreciate it would be 300km/hour. No, not a typo! Very smooth.
We were in Rome and checked in to our hotel with afternoon free for sightseeing. Still pretty wet so opted for hop on/off to get our bearings and stay dry. Apologies for rough photos - taken from moving bus! Jaw dropping sights - the size and number.
We did go to Trevi Fountain - huge crowds - mostly youngsters. Unfortunately I was not feeling great - frozen and sore throat so it was early supper and head back to hotel. Everywhere feels extremely safe, not much hassling from the occasional street vendors and lots of police cars/sirens!
Our hotel room had BBC world news so watched that loop for a while - enough reality.
Streets were very noisy at night, possibly due to Italy winning the rugby match in Rome today!Read more