We hurried to get final things down around the house...Jennifer is v.sad to be leaving with so many tasks still to be done, yet is anxious to get going on the wedding plans at full-speed.  Stephen will potentially be travelling to NY in a month to help with some of the wedding arrangements that are best done coupled, so there is much to be started in a rush.

We made the two-hour drive to Roma &amp; settled in at <a href="http://www.hotelladyroma.it/" target="_blank">Hotel Lady</a>.  Unlike the hotel we highly recommended in Firenze, we do NOT back this hotel at all.  Firstly, they quoted Stephen at a single rate of €70 (despite his upfront declaration of it being for him &amp; his fiancée for the night) &amp; then tacked on another €30 for the extra person once we carried our luggage up from the car.  Also, one of the main draws to this hotel was their inclusion of breakfast for an extra €10 (as printed in our Italy travel guide), which turned out to not be available at all.  The room was tiny and seemed more akin to a hostel since we had to share the bathroom with the rest of the hotel.  There were other hotels just an elevator floor away for cheaper or with larger rooms/breakfast, but we stayed with our choice to avoid the trouble.  Here we were in Roma...we wanted to get moving towards The Vatican!!  Plus, our worries seemed less significant ten minutes outside of the hotel steps as we held four-flavour gelato cones and made the short walk to St. Peter's Square.