I forgot to mention that. Hope I dont offend anyone here but...Seems like the whole country smokes. If you are bothered by smoke, dont go out of your room. They do not allow it in restaurants and stores now, but it just makes walking around worse for that. And watch the ground for dog crap, they dont pick it up. The good outweighs the bad bar a huge margin though. Siena and Florence were my favorite walk around spots, but Rome is very cool for buildings, monuments etc. There is a monument on teh south west side, opposiote side of the river as most of rome that has a staute of a guy on a horse, name escapes me. Fantastic views from there. Oh yeah DO NOT DRINK WATER FROM THE FOUNTAINS! We cannot be sure but we think that is where my wife picked up whatever it was. Everyone tells you they are safe to drink from, yet nobody does? The water from a fountain is the only food/beverage we did not share and she got sick. hmmmm
