Toes are going to Rome!

Pre City Break prep & packing..

So a long overdue trip to Rome is happening this weekend.  Last time we went was when I was pregnant with our now 10 year old! A different experience will be had this time for sure, although we still plan to go to all the 'must sees' and hopefully find a few hidden gems along the way. 
Our travelling companions have never been, so it's always interesting and a joy to see others reactions to your own favourite places - I'm sure they will be positive ones.

10 years ago we booked through Lastminute .com.   This time I have booked it independently online of course - because that's what happens now!  I absolutely love the start of the search for the perfect place for us, at this time, for who we are with and that meets a few specific criteria.  To start with there are a LOT of hotels in Rome, and it seems equally as many websites offering hotel deals.  Eventually the shortlist was made, discussions were held and the rather baroque looking Antica Dimora is going to be our base for 3 days.  It looks like the perfect location, not stupidly expensive but not 'horrible' cheap, wifi, and good reviews on Trip Advisor.  Flights are easier to book (and considerably less expensive) than a train to London - Easyjet fly from our local airport for a very reasonable amount, albeit at 6 o'clock in the morning.

So all the information needed to fly is completed online, everyone's passports at the ready, pre trip planning drinking session completed - all we have to do is pack.  Hand luggage only, 3 days, 2 suitcases - is it possible to fit everything in? We (I ) am a habitual overpacker, a lover of bringing along the 'what if' 'just in case' items which inevitably return home unworn, indeed sometimes never even escaping the confines of the case.
This time it is going to be different - I can do this!