Well! Today was my second day in Rome, and altogether more organised that my first. Instead of wandering around with sore feet in a kind of sleep-deprived twilight zone, I'd decided where I wanted to go, and went to those places. I even took the subway once. So first on the agenda was breakfast. Forget about eggs and bacon, Italians, don't even sit down for their first meal. I had a seat for my cappuccino and chocolate pastry, and watched the speed with which they ordered and consumed their own. There's a lot of tossing back of espressos as well. After that I took the subway to the Colosseo. I'd only worn a t-shirt, because I'm in Southern Italy, right? But it was cloudy, chilly, and even spat rain for a few moments on my way
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