When in Rome, do as the Romans
July 24th 2006 I arrived in Rome at the ridiculously early hour of 7am on the 21st July. I immediately discovered that it is summer in the northern hemisphere and the temperatures were pushing the high 30's. After a brief train and metro journey I arrived at my hostel, the Pensione Ottaviano. A hostel in a prime location about 100m from the North East corner of the Vatican. Seeing as I had a good 6 hours before
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