We arrived in Rome giddy with excitement. Excitement quickly turned into confusion, mixed with hunger, in the vast Termini Station, Rome's central rail transport hub/shopping mall/hangout for Filipino ex-pats (yes, Filipinos are abundant in the capital for Catholics.)
We needed to get to our campground, Camping Roma Plus, in the western suburbs of Rome. Long story short, after circumambulating the train station multiple times, finding the right train line, getting off of it thinking we were wrong, waiting 1.5 hours for the next one, then walking along a dark road for what seemed like ages, we got the campground. We found it to be an oasis of rest, our canvas tent with white sheets on the bed.
The next day was a mad dash tour of Rome's greatest hits. We started at the Vatican Museum, rushing through the ancient Egyptian relics and marble statues of naked people to get tp the main event: the Capella Sistina. In a word: inspiring. Sometimes, big iconic attractions seem overhyped; the Sistine Chapel lived up to it and then some. We found a nice seat against the wall and got a chance to just sit and take it all in.

time's running out, so I'll leave at this for now: Loved Rome, now in Athens and had a wonderful relaxed evening at our fancy hotel here. Now trying to book a flight to Istanbul because the train workers are on strike.