We travelled to Rome to drop off the dog's crate to have room in the car for our friends. Our wonderful Roman landlord has allowed us to leave that crate here in the apartment, and he allowed us to stay for a couple days. Rome in August is like a ghost town. Everything is closed and the streets are very quiet - a perfect time to drive in Rome. Yesterday we dropped off our ugly Renault Scenic and picked up a Fiat 500L. The sat nav took us through Rome, past the Vatican and a few other famous sights. I was amazed at how little traffic there was. When we first arrived I thought that it was nap time (which it was), but it is more than just nap time. Everyone is on holidays, including most shop owners. Cafes are closed, restaurants closed, clothing stores, half closed. The weirdest thing is the roads. Every time I've been in Rome I've had to worry about being run down by random drivers. This morning I stood in the middle of a four lane street looking up and down at the empty road.
It's not as if it is massively hotter here than the rest of Italy, at least to us. It is just that everyone takes a holiday at this time. It is a nice time to be here in some ways.
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