Now leaving Rome after traipsing up, what felt like, most of the seven Hills of the City.

Visited the Capitoline Hill with its many museums and the plaza laid out by Micalangelo. The whole spot is now dominated by the monument to Victor Emmanuel II, one of only four kings of a unified Italy. It is a colossal building and they say the best view in Rome is from the top, mainly because you can't see the monument.

Also visited the Palatine Hill where the Emperors has their great palaces. Mostly ruins now you can see the house were Augustus lived. The complex is linked by many tunnels, designed so the Emperors could move about in safety. That didn't help Caligula though, who was stabbed to death in one of them.

Finally left the city to climb Vatican Hill for a wonderful view from the top of St Peters, just as the sun was setting.