So I've learnt not to judge a book by its cover, as Rome was quite beautiful and had so many amazing sites to see! We woke early to get the metro into Rome (public transport went on strike at 8.30 :( ). Once in Rome we went to the Vatican city and visited the museum and Sistine chapel (the roof, was amazing). After this we went to st.peters which is so big and beautiful. After the Vatican city we returned to Italy and bought some pizza by weight which was amaz...

Rome..... What a dump! Well that was my first impressions anyway! Before we got to Rome we stopped at an outlet mall for some shopping, an hour wasn't much time but Kate and I ran around all the shops, buying some things as we went :) So driving into Rome and seeing a dirty, slum looking city wasn't what I really expected, but then in the city centre, seeing all these amazing buildings really did change my mind! All the ancient buildings e.g. Fountains, colosse...