ROME

We had an overnight stay in a little hotel near the station called The Adriana.  The room was tiny but quaint, it felt a bit like being in a nunnery. The Italians penchant for marble was taken a bit far I think by making the mattress and pillow from it – never slept on such a hard pillow in my life.  It hurt my ears! 

 

We had our first Italian breakfast at a little trattoria on the corner.  The croissant not quite up to the French standard but the sandwich – bellisima!  A lightly toasted sandwich filled with tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil and garlic. 

After breakfast we wandered the hilly streets of Rome to the colloseum.  It is SO BIG!  We had a nice chance to sit in a café opposite it and take it all in while waiting for service.  The service never arrived but we got these photos. 

Rome at lunchtime smells fab-u-lous! We were lured into another trattoria near the station for pizza and pasta.  How do they get the crust so tasty and ‘crusty’?  It’s like the very base of it has been fried as well.  The waiter was kind enough to let us know that we could leave whatever tip we wanted.

After lunch we headed back to the hotel, had a cuddle with Maria Rosa and then onto the train station to take the fast train to Florence.  The train trip was a pleasant hour and a half ride from Rome.