Getting from London to Rome was very quick and easy. They shuttled us out to the plane as it was not parked at a walkway. Very different. The airport was very nice and clean, and our breakfast there was quite good. Arriving in Rome at noon, we took the train into the main terminal station in Central Rome. From there we walked to our hotel which ...

Even before I arrived, I had decided that Rome was going to be one of the highlights of my trip. Thankfully, even my sister being there wasn't able to muck it up ;) Kidding, of course, Jenny being in Rome studying abroad and her friends there made it one my most memorable stops. Having arrived at the train station late Sunday morning after spend...

Rome: December 2000: I had a bone to pick with the Romans after ill-treating Boudicca and ravaging our country leaving nothing but civilisation, mosaics and straight roads. Unfortunately for the Romans and Rome they thenselves were later to fall foul of the barbarian hordes and all they brought were golden arches. As we were staying nearby our f...

Casa Olmata, Rome Alex: Breakfast this morning was similar to yesterday, except that the cakes had been replaced with bowls of cornflakey things and warm milk - and we had no cereal of our own to fall back on. The day's plan was to have a look around the Vatican, St. Peter's Cathedral and the Sistine Chapel; we took the scenic route along the Ri...