Nothing much to report today. We stayed in and around the campsite until about 3 pm to catch up with ourselves. By mid afternoon we were suitably refreshed and went into the city again for a last lap of the sights on the hop-on hop-off tour bus. This time we hoped off and spent some time in one of the piazzas to do some people watching whilst consuming the most expensive ice cream I’ve ever eaten. It was then a short walk to re-join the bus and head back to the car.
Being a work day traffic was a little more hectic today and I had to give the car a bit of a hurry up to stop being swamped by Smarts and scooters. Smart Cars are everywhere here and we must appear quite trendy to have one with the steering wheel on the wrong side.
Back at the van it was time to reflect on our time in Rome as we plan to move on tomorrow. The city really is magnificent and the visit was well worthwhile. For me the highlight was eating a Cornetto on the roof of St Peter’s basilica – yes, the Pope sells ice cream and drinks on the roof of the cathedral for those who venture up into the dome.
The plan for tomorrow is to drive South to Sorrento where we understand there is a campsite overlooking the bay of Naples. From here it’s only 15 miles to Pompeii and just a little further to Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius. But tomorrow is another day, and who knows what might happen.
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