Welcome drinks happened, met our lovely tour guide Alison, who is Maltese but has lived in Italy for about 12 years (if I recall). She warned about gypsies and little children but more to be aware of it.
Met a lot of nice people, some from Sydney, one couple from Coonabarabran and a nice couple from somewhere, not Australia, Canada maybe.
Those of us who decided to go out for the night (additional €30) took the bus. We got out to walk the rest of the way…
We walked to the Trevi Fountain, saw where it flooded in 1870, very high, especially considering where the city ground used to be.
Then we saw the Pantheon with it’s huge columns, huge copper doors and amazing dome… Huge!
Next Madam’s palace where the Prime Minister lives and this amazing square (sorry can’t remember the name) where the Italians eat. The atmosphere was wonderful with a singer and artists all around selling paintings and doing caricatures.
Dinner was a nice pasta with another half litre of wine and some tiramisu.
Seeing the entrance of Ancient Rome, and how far below current ground it was, was very interesting, especially when you consider the flood I mentioned.