Timeline of the day:
9am: set off
10:40am: service stop
11:25am: set off again
1:10pm: driver had to buy a pass for the bus to be driven within Rome
1:40pm: reached hotel
3:30pm: set off to Rome city center for walking tour
6:30pm: break off from the contiki group to have dinner on our own.
8:30pm: gather to take contiki coach back to hotel
9:15pm: arrive at hotel.
Spendings of the day:
Lunch at service stop: €3.50 (Sfizioso)
Snacks: chips, spicy twistee €2.40
Total gelato of the day: €7
Dinner: €28 (for Alf and my share)
Postcards: €2
Postage stamps: €6.50
Mineral water and coke: €2.20
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| look at the size |
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| Twisties |
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| At a service stop |
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| what Alf ate |
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| Our Rome Hotel |
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| view from our room's balcony |
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| has a little kitchenette |
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| fireplace |
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| Zhoushang and Jiawen came over to cook instant noodles using Alf's metal mess tin :) |
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| our hotel at Rome |
And we are off for our drive into Rome city center. Pics taken from on-board the contiki coach.
Start of our walking tour...
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| the steps |
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| our TM |
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| postage stamps are usually sold at places with "Tabacchi" signs |
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| Gelato #1 of the day |
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| outside |
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| inside |
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| we had our dinner here with Zhoushang, Jiawen and James. |
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| Radiator (i think) |
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| I ate this |
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| gelato #2 of the day. Best gelato I had on the trip. |
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| gelato #3 of the day (bought from the same shop where I got my #2) |
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| Vatican City. We will come back the next day. |
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