13th October Off to Rome . . . . . . Compared to Rome, Florence was Sleepy Hollow. We drag our bags across the car park and bus terminus outside Rome’s massive Terminii station and are immediately struck by the contrast. Traffic, traffic, traffic. Hordes of people. Google maps helps out as we walk the few hundred meters to the hotel. Hotel Universo is in a street full of cafes and just around the corner from the Opera; the biggest so far and our room is delightful, complete with another foot bath thingy. The Italians must get really dirty feet. Rather than wash our feet we decide to go for an orientation walk. It is warm and sunny, around three pm, and we are within walking distance of the Trevi Fountain. We
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