On Friday Daph and I took the Euro-Star train to Rome. The fast speed train (180kph) was a comfortable and convenient way to travel the long distance to the capital. The Termini, Rome’s inner city train station, is huge and full of people with one thing on their mind, how do I get from point A to point B? The place was chaotic, what an introduction to Rome! One enduring memory of Rome is of tourists everywhere holding-up maps trying to understand where they were and how to get to their next destination – not easy to do hmm! 32 degrees, what a hot day to be walking the city. On our first day in Rome we visited the Colosseum, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, Fontana Di Trevi and the Quirinale. The Colosseum was built in just
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