It’s an interesting apartment. A bit run down. But a 5 minute walk to Campo de Fiori so well located. The taps drip, the 2nd bedroom is made for pygmies, and the steps up to it are difficult, skinny and a bit claustrophobic. Beds are ok, pillows are crap. The cutlery drawer is missing its front. But it’s a roof over our heads.

The plan today? There is none really, a last look around the markets, cap shopping for me, maybe check out the Pantheon (my favourite building anywhere) and Piaza Navonna, and maybe Trevi Fountain.

First stop is Campo de Fiori, Fruit salad cup, The Navigator does some shopping with Simone and I find my cap man  and buy a wooden cap.

Piaza Navonna is a hive of activity, restoration of the fountains is under way, they are white and experts are chipping calcium off the Bernini masterpieces.

The Pantheon is busy, you have to pay €5 now to get in but it’s absolutely worth it, it’s a fantastic building. For a building thats well over 2000 years old  hss been plundered for stone and other things, it holds its age well. Trevi has workmen and fences around it buts it’s white and cleaner. I’m guessing all for the Pope’s jubilee year next year when Italy will but fuller than a Catholic school.

Lunch is a little restaurant in a quiet piaza then back home via the Leonardo da Vinci museum for a rest.

Tonight a short walk over Trastavere and a light dinner in a Cafe near our apartment.

Arrividerci Roma, we leave here early in the morning, Uber is booked for 5am to get us to Fumicino Airport. We’ll be back  in Dubbo Monday about 10am

Pauolo

My favourite hat stall in Campo de Fiori