These pictures are the record of three beautiful January days spent in Rome, in 2006. The lack of other tourists more than made up for the cooler weather and shorter days, leaving a largely deserted city free for us to explore: no queues, relaxed locals and a city full of road works!  We pretty much walked everywhere, which didn't involve huge distances, however the rewards of all the historical sites were  out of this world .. as hopefully the photographs will illustrate.  I found our accommodation on the cross-pollinate website.  The Casa della Palma guesthouse is situated in the Saint Lorenzo district, not far from the city sites and well serviced by buses.  The area boasts a large number of small restaurants, all reasonably priced (especially if you are used to London prices) and within easy walking distance of our accommodation.  (and a really groovy cemetery) To see some Rome Panoramas click here