Thunder Lightning Torrential downpour! It's as if the Gods of ancient Roman times know that this is my final Supper! Honestly. It has not rained at all the entire month. And, tonight, my last night, it buckets down! (Oh. Hang on, there was that night in Florence - forgot because I didn't give a toss then either!) No qualms about it, this holiday, apart from 3 days (even then, I felt very looked after in hospital) has been my best ever, for many reasons: my ...

It's so refreshing to get on the train with no luggage. Just to simply hop on as a local going for a day trip - to Napoli! My final day on this glorious adventure finishes with meeting a beautiful lady whom I met 20 years ago at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, London when we both met and had so much fun as Ushers, Concession b****es and Baskin Robins ice cream attendants! We have not seen each other since so hopefully we recognise each other! ...fast for...

Ahhhhh! I have fallen more in love thanks to the local: thank you Adrian! Took me out to a local restaurant in the district (kingdom) known as ...s***, I can't recall! Anyway. There were no tourists. No fanfares and, just fun! We had the most delicious pizza known to man. We had beers from the cheap place down the road...served in a plastic cup, and brought up to the new and sparkling area! Then we went to Roma: Gay Street! The gays have claimed yet anoth...

Lines Beggars Tricksters Companies recruiting consumers Loud Yanks Black lads selling, selling (anything) Crowds Traffic ...long queues (very long) My fist impression of my first stop: the Coliseum! Found out the line was 90 minutes wait. I was approached by one of the 100's of companies offering private instant tours. Turned out to be a fantastic coup. It was twice as much as the line entry but I got 10 x more value! A very informative guide offering hi...

Hotel Lella Let's speak the truth! This place is a dog box! But! It's booked, paid and non refundable. Karni (hefty young Indian lad being kept cool with a pedastool fan that doesn't stand upright) is good hearted enough and is first to be honest enough to calculate the fee for room according to not having to pay anymore city tax than is necessary. But, the extra €5 for the air conditioning remote. That's where I draw the line! I talked it down to a set...