ROME

Rome is epic and monumental. It was once the centre of the Roman Empire and during the height of roman civilisation and conquest, Rome was regarded as the capital of the world. The great thing about Rome is that all the great things to see are all in walking distance of each other as the historic and ancient centre is quite small. Again, around every corner there is something special and incredible to appreciate. Although Rome is quite a busy metropolis, it emanates a casual and carefree identity and quite a relaxed pace. Matt and I really enjoy having Italian espresso coffees with the locals at the coffee bars. It didn’t take long for us to work out that it is cheaper to have a coffee standing up at the bar instead of sitting down, with our most expensive being 10 Euros for 2 coffees at Genoa, and the cheapest being 3.40 Euros for 2 Italian coffees. The first sight for us to visit in Rome was the Colosseum. Construction began in AD 72 and it was completed in AD 80.