2 Hours in Rome

A one day trip to give a short series of lectures to one of our customers meant travelling on a Sunday to Rome. I flew into Ciampino and took the Terravision bus to Termina. In a city where taxis are exorbitant luxuaries (more of which later) this €13.50 return ticket is a steal. I travelled the 45 minutes into the city to spend just two hours to see as much as I could see. The Colloseum seemed a good place to start (two stops from Termini on the Metero - it costs nothing if you get frustrated with the kiosks that won't except correct change for a 75 cent ride and won't give change on €10 bills).
















From The Colloseum I walked past the Pal. dei Conservatorie and then onto the Trevi Fountain made famous in the La Dolce Vita. There must have been a thousand people there all trying to throw coins over their shoulder into the water.




From the Trevi Fountain I walked to the Pantheon and then onto Piazza Navaro which was windind down at the end of the day. Both would certainly be worth spending some time in the bars and cafes but time (and the light) was not on my side so I carried on.


I walked along the pedestrianised Via dei Coronari (more nice looking bars and bistros), across Ponte St. Angelo which had this sculpture on.
I finished my short little tour of Rome at St Peter's Basillica in the Vatican after the sun had dropped behind the church. I hailed a taxi to take me to my real destination, Pomezia, some 15 or 20 miles out of the city. €75 (yes that's €75) lighter I stayed in the rather nice Antonella Hotel which is worth a stay but I Pomezia didn't seem to have too much to recommend it. It seems to be an mainly industrial town and I was glad I had made the time to go into Rome and see a quick snap shot of this beautiful city.