Day 1 Roma Italy

Well we are here. After such a busy last week of school, we have arrived. Our flight was good mind you when we landed, my McDonalds deprived family wanted Maccas, so at 111pm we walked the entire Hong Kong airport for McDonalds - which I might add they all complained was cold.
We are now in Rome - sitting in our apartment which is near the Pantheon, listening to the street sounds below. It's late, for us its late - in Ho Chi Minh it's 330 am but we did have a nap but we are all exhausted.
We arrived in Rome 8am way too early for our apartment so we wandered, bags and all, to the Piazza del
rotunda for breakfast - OK we have lived in Ho chi Minh for 2 years and we are a little out of date with western prices but breakfast cost us 100usd. But we were overlooking the Pantheon - So no more eating in tourist piazzas but it was worth it. We sat and drank coffee and watched the piazza come
to life. We watched the garbage men arrive for their early pick up, we watched the eager tourist who wanted to be early for the Pantheon, we watched the police arrive in droves ( yes we were a little concerned with this), the gladiators ???? arrive for work, together with a number of other tourist related vendors - we watched an Italian Piazza begin its day.
Soon enough it was time to find our apartment and check in, then shower and change and had into Rome for our first day of exploration - and I can say we have all begin ( or for me continued) our love affair with Rome.