Roma

So this morning our plan was to head to the Vatican City and connect with a walking tour. We headed off and noted how quiet things were... Oops... Despite being told to plan ahead and check for closure days (which we did) we failed to note that New Years Day was a public holiday which means all museums are closed. So Plan B, hop on board one of the Hop on Hop off tourist buses for a tour (cheaper at this time of year), meander through streets, have lunch, find Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain, monuments, churches, fountains, coffee shop, tired feet and wine - not in any particular order. My usual reasonably good sense of direction is severely challenged in the tight and angled lanes, but it really does not matter as if you don't know where you are heading you can hardly get lost ! Highlights include deciding to pop in to one of the many churches we passed and being presented with an amazing gallery of art from 1500's Cesari if I remember correctly. The sun was out his morning but we felt the chilly air, it warmed as the day progressed but the clouds also arrived.

After the relative peace of Paris and non tourist trip to Sicily, we are surprised how busy Rome is. After our initial issues with the accommodation we have settled in well, not locked out again and have not tripped the fuse box again ;)