‘Rome Antics’

I feasted for breakfast – seriously i almost went back to my room to grab my camera and take a picture of the spread, apparently 100 euro is worth something.
Went out for a morning stroll and found a hostel - the M and J - nice place, and Mario, the multilingual genius who worked the front desk was extremely helpful. So i left my bags in the storage room since i couldn't check in till three, and got on with exploring Roma.

I took the subway to the Piazza del Popolo and spent a few hours there eating lunch and drawing.



Then spent the rest of the day wandering by myself from the Spanish Steps to the Pantheon, to Piazza Navona, to the Palazzo Medici, every corner you turn in this city reveals something spectacular, it's almost overwhelming .




I ate my second lunch on the lawn in front of the imposing Vittoria Emanuel Monument - which I found out the hard way is illegal, apparently the lawn is strictly for show - and ended my tour back at the Coliseum and the Arch de Constantine.

A sleepy ride back to Termini, and a short walk to the hostel ended in a glorious nap on the couches in the lounge.

After that and a hasty move in - I went to dinner with the my new roommates, John and Paul, followed by a 'quick' look at the Font de Trevi which turned into a two hour walk through Rome to the Vatican...these things tend to happen in Roma.