4 days in Rome - the outward journey

19^th September

Flights:  Glasgow – London Heathrow – Rome (Fiumicino).

All the flights were late due to extra security at Heathrow.  The flight leaving Heathrow left without one passenger whose bag had made it to the plane but they hadn’t – so more delays in locating the bag from the hold and removing it.  When we arrived at Fiumicino we were much later than our due time, then there was a delay in getting the luggage back, so I think our taxi driver from http://www.coopairport.it was worried that we were not turning up.  Because we were now arriving at the hotel well after 11pm I expected the fee to increase by €8 but he only charged €50.

When we were waiting at Heathrow I decided not to have a meal thinking that as we were travelling British Airways there would be a meal on board – the meal was a filled roll with mayonnaise!  So, apart from a packet of Indian snacks on the flight from Glasgow and a couple of Mark’s chips at Heathrow I had not eaten since breakfast at 7am.  So arriving at the hotel I was quite hungry (especially as we had had a few red wines on the plane!).  The hotel’s restaurant was obviously closed at that late hour, but the barman gave us peanuts and his own roti which was most welcome.  Mark had a couple of pints and I had a bottle of water, and then to bed.