Rome, first 2 days.

Plenty of walking around the city, not just to see the traditional sights but to get more of a flavour of the Rome the locals know.

The hotel had a spectacular vine growing up the wall

A forest of aerials!

The Tiber - it is quite extraordinary how they do not make anything of their river in the way London and Paris do. The paths, where there are any, are deserted & we didn't see a single boat.

A different advert for a plant nursery that was behind the wall.

The deserted Tiber again, even though this was quite an attractive stretch of the river.

Part of the market in Campo di Fiori - which is much more commercial than when we last in Rome, some 25 years ago.

These two were very full of themselves, although we didn't find out what they do.

The almost obligatory chestnut sellers were all over the city.

Sunset along Via Condotti - the posh shopping street.