Well the faire has come and gone and I have returned from Rome. It is 10 years since I was last there and it was all a bit of a disappointment.
The faire was big and well laid out but there was way to many people to enjoy it all and see everything properly, surely such a large event warrants a day or two more to spread the load.
Half of Rome's sites seem to be closed for construction. Coliseum seems to have started a construction phase again almost 2000 years since it was built. Trevi fountain was as dry and I never got to throw another coin in so it looks like I will never be going back. Spanish steps closed, Ostia deserted, the list goes on...
It also seems locals cannot count as several time we was almost short changed by 5 or 10 Euros.
The amount of times we was approached and offered f*ing bus tour tickets was a joke and finally the amount of graffiti seems to have exponentially increased in the last 10 years.