We are in Roma!

Rome airport is so simple - no arrival or customs cards to fill in - we were out in about five minutes flat and the guy was standing there with our name on a long list for the shuttle. The shuttle people didn't want to see ID or prepaid vouchers. We said we were the Nightingales and we were off.For a long way on the shuttle Rome looks like most places do near their airport, but it changes enormously once you're in Rome proper. On the way in we drove
past the Basilica - incredible, plus some other really old places and Villa Borghese. I have a lot of research to do to find out how to get around. We'll get onto it:)
We arrived at about 8:25 at the flat. Alessandro helped carry stuff up all the flights of stairs - the apartment is tiny tiny tiny but lovely - old, compact and as long as the kids keep their bags in the right place, we'll be fine. Hugo conked out on the sofa, but we forced him up, which turned out wonderfully, because we headed down the street in search of toothpaste (!) and found a supermarket open, and a sign to the Trevi fountain, which is about 200 meters from our
apartment. Down cobbled alleys lined with ristorantes and gelateries we went - the fountain is gorgeous! Tons of people - we'll go and throw coins in early one morning before the crowds hit. We laughed because we saw a female Italian police officer in high heels with long wild blonde hair blowing around. No she wasn't a stripogram.

We went into the first restaurant and ordered pizza - at 8 euro we thought it might be per person rather than a whole one. We had bruschetta first and then a whole pizza came each - absolutely incredibly delicious and simple, but definitely next time we only need one to share if we get bruschetta (delicious)! The pizzas were much more simply topped than what I usually make. After that we went into the first gelaterie and had these incredible hazelnut chocolate gelati - incredible.

We have now managed to use the usb drive to get the modem on, worked out how to make the hot water go into the shower, and we're all showering and going to bed. Alessandro has a ton of dvds and a tv and player and a folder of information as well as lots of guide books.
Tomorrow morning it's leftover pizza for breakfast and then off to Termini to hop on the hop on/hop off bus.
A spectacular first evening!
Sorry the pizza photo is low quality - iphone job!