Arrivaderci Roma!

Wow, that went fast! A week in Rome is like a blink – and I guess that’s a truism in more ways than one – considering the history of this place.
Walking is definitely par for the course. There are many options for getting around, but in this city, everywhere you look, every small corner of earth is covered by a monument, a great dome, an extraordinary church, an obelisk. It is, to pull out an old cliché (tautology I know), a feast for the senses. Better not to miss anything by being behind a wheel.
Of course, after all that walking you have sore feet, a tired back and are a little grimy and jostled – and that’s when you take your refuge in the enormous number of good trattoria. Take a glass of red wine (euro 2-3), a pasta, a delicious pizza or something more complex. Follow it with panna cotta or crème caramel or fresh strawberries with gelato and a nice short espresso. Pow. You’re ready to go again.
Walk for another half hour and stop for a gelato – limone e cioccolato (got that?) – my favourites.
In the morning it’s more coffee and a brioche – a pastry – donut, chocolate or jam croissant perhaps? Or a shortbread biscuit – the choices are all sweet and delicious. Setting you up for another day of walking – thank goodness – otherwise the pounds would be piling on.
Arrivaderci Roma – I had two coffees at the airport this morning as I’m off to Edinburgh and I don’t like my chances!!