Our hotel here in Rome will be the source of a few laughs over the next few years as we recall our time here. It is located in the Palazzo Espozisione and has been fitted with the smallest lift we have ever seen. Officially rated at 4 persons, three is a bit of a squeeze - when you try for four it will go sometimes but not other times. Today was our third day in Rome and a fine day. Breakfast was at the local coffee shop next door and then we decided to walk to the Pantheon. The Pantheon today houses a Catholic basilica in the oldest building still in use in Rome. It is 2000 years old and consists of a rectangular columned section at the front with a domed circular building at the rear. The dome is actually larger than the dome at St Peters, and has a hole at the apex which is open to the weather. The Pantheon is also famous as the burial place of two Italian kings, and also of the artist Rafael.
Walking between the famous sites in Rome requires you to navigate along many narrow and winding streets which are endlessly fascinating and filled with souvenir shops and restaurants. The streets are all cobblestoned and filled with pedestrians and motor scooters.
Rome is bisected by the river Tiber (Tevere in Italian) crossed at various points by bridges. We walked down to the river at one point to take look.
All these little streets are the network which connects many large squares or piazzas. One of the most spectacular is Piazza Navone which features many important buildings, restaurants and a couple of large fountains.
Tomorrow we are due to catch the very fast train to Venice, so after a quick pizza tonight it will be time to repack the bags again and to get an early night.
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