When in Rome-Jaywalk! The last brief update on the 2015 Italian trip

  I just discovered that this was still sitting in draught mode since SEPTEMBER 2015. Time to finish it off quickly and get it posted.

     Salerno, Saturday Sept 26th
The day started with the usual, hurry up and wait. The bus company suggested we arrive at the stop approx. an hour before departure time. Assuming that we would be departing from a bus station, we were surprised to find that it was just a solitary stop a few metres north of Piazza Montpelier in Salerno. A good samaritan actually drove us to the bus stop when we asked him for directions.
  True to Italian scheduling, the bus arrived a half hour late but the rest of the trip ran smoothly with our 1pm arrival in Rome only slightly delayed. ( Not so lucky the traffic heading south on the same freeway. A transport truck had flipped some 40km south of Rome bocking all 3 lanes and causing a 10km back-up.
 The bus dropped us at Tiburtina station which turned out to be a 13 Euro cab ride from our Guest House.
 The main sights of Rome seem to be within a 25 minute walk of our accomodations and as best as I can guess we will spend more time waiting in line than we will actually walking to many sites. A comprehensive 3 day ticket (Roma Pass) seems to be the way to cut through many of the ticket and transportation issues, so we will give that a try.
 Sunday 10pm- Rome
  After 2 days we have walked close to 50,000 steps, covering many of the major sites of the city including the Circus Maximus, Paletine Hill, Roman Forum, Campo de Fiori, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps plus a walk by of the Colosseum. The problem with this city is that there are too many tourists and most seem to be leaning against, slouched beside or sitting on most of the famous objects in the city. So unless one gets up at 6am or stays out until late, there is very little chance of getting any clear shots of anything in this city. And with the current "selfie stick" revolution, no-one seems to take actual photos of objects any more, rather, they are now "me in front of whatever"
Tuesday 29th
  I think we saw all the major sites and sights in Rome including the Sistine Chapel and rather than regurgitate it here, I would simply suggest you google for photos of the same.
  I'm very glad that I saw Rome but I'm not sure I'd go back. There are other places in Italy that are calling my name- maybe next year.

Final posting for anyone following my trips.

Due to issues accessing this link when I am travelling in Europe I have switched my travel blog to
 theepic2016trip.blogspot.ca. Copy that into the header line and it should come up OK.
    The actual title is Eastern Europe 2016 and covers a 3 week trip via Venice and Northern Croatia with a short stop in Barcelona on the way back.
      If this doesn't work, just contact my e-mail and I can update you.
     
           Signing off,
                David D
   Sept 26th 2016