Rome - Day 1

On day one we flew from Newcastle to Campiano (the less well known, charter flight airport for Rome) with Easyjet. The flight was almost 2 hours late in departing, I don't know if this is usual or not, and there was confusion about the departure gate which was not announced until the last moment.

When we arrived we were met by the luxury people carrier organised by the Residenza Cellini, where we had organised to stay. The drive from Campiano to the Residenza, near Republica, took about 40 minutes and was a wonderful taste of what was to come in Rome. We passed the Apanian Way, where the catacomb's are, and the Coliseum. We were intrigued to see the number of newly wed couples, in all the finery, having their wedding photographs and videos taken around the Coliseum - this was a local tradition we were to see throughout the city during our stay as couples have wedding photos taken at the key sites all over the city!

We arrived at the Residenza, near Republica. It was an excellent location for buses and metro, yet quiet as it is off the main drag. We did not find the reported vagrant living on the doorstep as one reviewer stated on Tripadvisor. The children had a lovely, cool triple room with a spa bath with shower over. Hubby and I had a smaller double room with en-suite shower. Both rooms were spacious and beautifully decorated with crisp, fresh linen of the highest quality. The only moan, the beds were hard. A small breakfast room was set up each morning with a cold buffet collection, meats, cheeses, breads, fruit, yogurt, biscuits and delicious pastries. You could have teas, coffees, water and juices.

On the first night the 5 of us had dinner at Il Giglio, near Opera, reserved and recommended by the Residenza. It was lively and traditional, but upmarket, restaurant and a relaxing start to our break. Hubby and I had traditional Roman dishes, with spring lamb.

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