Rome

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8 April 2008

We had an easy trip into the centre of Rome by way of the campsite bus and the train. Unfortunately as soon as we got into the city it started to rain but this did not deter us from commencing our exploration.

After getting our bearings, making a trip to the tourist office and managing to buy an Italian camper stop guide that I wanted, we headed for one of the larger squares, Piazza Venezia and ascended the Vittorio Emanuele Monument to get a good view of most of the city. We then had a look at Capitoline Hill and spent the rest of the day wandering around the narrow streets of Centro Storico, the historic centre of Rome. We visited the Pantheon, the most complete Roman structure in the city. It is an enormous unsupported dome which is difficult to believe was built so long ago. We also looked in some of the churches and saw some outstanding works of art.

Fortunately the heavy rain only started just as we about to catch the train back.

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