18 May

Ahh Roma. After all those hrs of flying (24+) it's good to be here. 

Hotel Maikol, a family owned B&B,  is 2 blocks from Termina Station, but it took us about 6 blocks to find it.  If we haden't been so tired, the walk around Piazza del Vittorio Imanuelle would have revealed a peaceful, green interlude in a hustling, bustling city but from where we were looking it just seemed to be another peice in the mystery jigsaw that is supposed to match the map. Not!  We walked past the door twice before we eventually found the name plate.  And then the lift wasn't working so we had to haul the suitcases up 2 flights (81 steps).  When the girl at reception said it had broken down that morning I didn't believe her.  A short rest and then dinner at a recommended local restaurant.