"Arrivederchi Roma". I'd been hearing dad sing this line from an ancient song so many times that it felt a relief to be able to say it......and mean it! Today dad and I headed for a frenetically busy day in Rome. Thanks to Jane (the GPS) and her "minor" detour through the hills of Italy to avoid all toll roads we arrived in Rome at about 9:30am and immediately hopped onto a fantastic typical tourist hop-on-hop-off open top bus. This bus was an absolute must - thanks to Michelle for the heads up! - and allowed us to see all the major sights of Rome. The bus followed a designated tourist route past all the major attractions and had pre-determined stops which people could chose to get off at it. Buses then circulated every fifteen minutes past the stops and the all-day pass ensured we could catch any bus. Our first stop was the ancient and marvelous Colleseum. We had a fantastic time exploring the inside and imagining what the games must have been like in 100 AD! Our next “get-off” point was the majestical St. Peter's Basilica, the queue for which was easily over a km long! We opted to explore the Vatican City and Sistine Chapel but not before a deliciously over priced pizza in a typical café! For all my energy and enthusiasm, the amount of sweaty tourists in the Vatican for mid-September was mind-boggling and challenging at best! We were relieved to hop back on the bus and rest our feet before out last stop off point at the gorgeously trendy Trevi fountain! Rome amazed me with its grandiose statues around almost every corner and surprised me with things that were not as I had imagined. Thanks dad for a fun filled adventure….and who could forget the drive home where we must have said something in the Vatican City to ensure that every possible stressful obstacle which could be thrown in our way was! Arriving home safely, dad and I could happily sing “Arrivederchi Roma”!