Hi all, one of the drivers for this trip to Italy was to visit Pompei. I made it, taking the opportuinty to visit the historic site via an all day bus trip. I just found the tourist office to book at 5 minutes before closing time the previous afternoon. That is another story about me and maps! The day started early, at 6.15 a.m waiting for the bus, and ended back home at about 9.00 p.m. Rome traffic and Sydney traffic have a lot in common at peak hour. Rome's day time popultion doubles with people from the surrounding periphery travelling in and out to work. A lot of them use bikes (motor) rather than cars for efficiency, might be okay on a sunny day, but maybe not so much fun on a wet one. Our
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