Buon Giorno from Roma, Ah, the Eternal City, home to Angels and Demons, Gladiators and Gelato. Well, it had to happen. We have had such a dream run in all our travels so far, good weather, great accomodation and trains, all as planned and expected. Spoilt by Austrian efficiency and timetables bordering on precision, we looked foward with much anticipation to our trip down to Rome on the CIS fast train. Having heard so much about these trains and their being so popular and nearly always full, we decided to do the 'right thing' and pre book reserved 1st class seats when in Innsbruck. This is over and above the Eurail Pass we have and you pay a bit more but get allocated seats so you dont have to run to get a good seat. You
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