No photos today, as much of it was spent either on trains or waiting for them. I left Lucca around noon and went to Rome by way of Pisa. It was a beautiful trip, alternating between misty hills, green fields, and the brilliant turquoise Mediterranean. It was rather late and dark when I arrived in Rome; the station is enormous, and it took me a little while to find my hotel.

Rome is huge. It is a giant city, and something of a shock after coming from tiny Firenze and even smaller Lucca. I\’m somewhat overwhelmed, a feeling not exactly improved by the driving rain and wind, but I think that a night\’s sleep and daylight will help things. My only hope is that I can begin to comprehend the buses!