After living in Europe for almost 20 years, this is the first year that we have really had enough of this cold miserable weather. So when Al registered for the Rome marathon as a training run for Comrades, I thought 'great, a little bit spring sunshine to warm the bones.....'. But boy were we wrong, it was FREEZING...... Our hotel was right near the Colosseum (also the start and finish of the race).
Rome was buzzing... on Saturday there was the rugby (Ireland/Italy), on Sunday the marathon, a big football match and the annual celebration of the flag and with the Pope's inauguration on Tuesday loads of dignitaries and pilgrims were arriving.
Quite an awesome setting for a marathon (3hrs 53).
For some reason on Monday Al was not so keen to do the tourist thing and traipse around town so the only option left to us was to chill out at one of Rome's many lovey restaurants. Not a bad way to spend a Monday, I could get used to this....
