| Description | Gives an account of his journey from Florence to Rome, accompanied by soldiers on some stages and gives details of his sightseeing in the city which includes a visit to the Forum, to the Colossuem and to St Peters, where preparations were underway for the Christmas Day ceremony. He has attended a music party and also mentions recent political developments resulting from the congress held near Venice and his concern about travelling on the road from Rome to Naples which is frequently threatened by banditti, recounting stories about Englishmen who have been robbed. |