So my brother in law got himself out of bed at 3:30 am along with us and drove us to Liverpool aiport where Nicola and I caught a 6am flight on Chav Air. It was an air bus , really, a bus with wings. We got on the plane and Nicola asked for guidence to her seat and the flight attendent looked at her like she was daft and told her to just sit anywhere, so we did.
2 hours later we were in Rome and everyone piled off the plane and onto the real bus waiting to take us to the terminal. We were reminded to not walk under the wings or near the jet engine, apparently this is dangerous and chavs don't know. Once on the bus there was a ten minute wait followed by a 30 second drive to the terminal which was less than 20 metres away.
This trip gets odder and odder. Our next bus trip, (three in one day so far and one with wings), took us from the airport to Rome main train station and each and every dirty street we drove down had us wishing more and more for a decent hotel. Please, please , please...
YES!
4 stars, aircon, nice nice nice. It was all nice. But you already know that, don't you, because I said so in my last blog.
Well, we spent the afternoon and night getting used to Rome, trying not to die crossing the streets and finding a nice place to have some food. Finally, yes, at last, a good coffee. :) The muck I drank in Paris was woeful but this was good espresso. A little sharp yes, but very passable.
Happy Allan is happy. Great hotel , good food and good coffee. This is how my life is defined now. I would like to say I am easy to please but we all know that isn't true. Still it's a start.
The next day would find us walking a short 10 minutes from the hotel, stopping for coffee and a pastry on the way, to the Colleseum.
That day we ate, drank, walked, walked, walked and saw stuff. We stood in the place where some one said "Let's take over the world" and they did (nearly). The Roman Forum. It was WOW. Really.
The Colleseum, people were there , doing what only Russel Crowe can. Actual helmets with dings in them where they got hit. The real deal. I loved it.
Palatine hill, the Roman Forum, ancient statues and pick pockets. Rome has it all. I had planned tobuy a bunch of cheap wallets and hang them out of my pocket and count the times I got them stolen but couldn't find any in the shops here. :( oh well, it was a nice idea.
The sights we saw were wonderful. The gelati delightful, the walking , well , yes, my feet are killin' me again but I don't care.
I will put some pictures up when I find a usb cable , I have two and they are in the UK. ACK!
Now, where is that little coffee shop we marked on the map, see you all soon
AL
How cute is Lola!x shes b a oo tiful Dawn well done you x
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