Rome 20th June 2011

eft Hotel Clodio at 8.00 to drive to the apartment and negotiated the roads well. Awaited awhile for Giusy the landlady to arrive who was delayed by a faulty scooter lock. We quickly moved the luggage into the apartment because, like everyone else, we were double parked in a disabled bay. Giusy (Juicy in English!) then took us, thankfully, to the underground car park to store the car.
Giusy is a lawyer and the flat we are renting is her son's, who is studying at Stockholm for a Master's degree.
Tedious bit now about doing the shopping; the shops that have expensive clothes, furniture and luxury goods are all at ground level whilst the "ordinary" run-of-the-mill shops, like supermarkets, barbers etc are below ground and difficult to locate when you're newly arrived.
Made dinner and waited for the family to arrive from Blighty - 1 hour late. Wonderful to see them all. Finished off the day with a walk to the Vatican City to familiarise the guests with Roman life.