I cannot begin to describe how amazing Rome is. We had heard a lot, obviously it's got great history, sites, relics, birth of Christianity etc but also crime, street kid gangs, beggars, thieves, rip off artists and other rorts. Well, maybe it was just good luck but we saw precious little of any of this. The Italians were all polite, helpful to the point of being charming, gorgeous (well, I already knew this) well dressed and they love children so much that we got all this special treatment as we are a family. We skipped queues, were given seats on crowded buses and were generally talked to more than any other single or couple tourists. The children were always spoken to by waiters and shop keepers, given extra treats like ice-creams and I know the experience
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