We have to haul our three suitcases up a steep winding road in the dark and a fierce temperature. Finally we reach our B and B. Christine is almost exhausted, but our hosts make us very welcome. Rome is a madhouse of motorscooters and very small cars. Drivers will not stop for a pedestrian crossing unless you move out slowly into their way. You have to be brave to cross the streets and there is a constant flow of traffic, everywhere, all the time.
Public transport is excellent.
Electric trams go everywhere, every few minutes, jammed with people. We take a tram to the centre of Rome. We see the forum of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar. They're built of small flat red bricks and it seems as if they had a primitive cement 2000 years ago. Next we walked to the Colosseum, an overwhelming experience.