Ciao Ciao Well here we find ourselves in the centre of the ancient world - Roma! To be honest, while we were looking forward to seeing the sights and ticking the big box that is Rome, we were expecting to not enjoy Rome. We were expecting pickpockets galore, bad food, crazy Italians, everything so expensive we can’t eat, 2 hour waits for all the sights and a typical “big city” feel. Upon landing at Rome’s Leondardo Da Vinci airport and effortlessly catching the “Leonardo Express” train right into the main train station which happened to be 200 metres from our apartment we were pleasantly surprised. The central station was a hub of activity (and no doubt pickpockets with very nice Italian leather shoes!) but it had a certain energy to it that other big European cities
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