Well, I'm back (Both on Ciao and jolly old Blighty!), from my Christmas present of a trip to Rome and boy do my feet hurt. But it was rather wonderful!
I've decided not to do just a list of all the attractions like the Vatican, etc, but be a bit more basic, a bit more gritty, that is, my own experience and a bit more besides!

We flew from Bristol with Easyjet, where you actually arrive is the difference. Most of the low cost airlines land at Ciampino, 20kms away, which is actually a military airfield! The major airlines land at Fiumicino or Leonardo Da Vinci airport, 40kms away.
From Ciampino there is a bus to the main railway station (the Termini) which will cost you 14.50 euros return. You can also get the Metro or a taxi. A word of warning: Make sure you only use the white cabs, they are the licensed city cabs, and will set you back 30-50euros. If you do get an unlicensed one, always get a price first or you could end up really ripped off.
Fiumicino runs along the same lines but is more expensive for obvious reasons.

It's a capital city! Theres a huge amount of hotels available, from the first class to the down right disgusting! We stayed in a 3 star, which is know as a Superior Tourist Class hotel, which was very near the Termini and not the most fantastic of locations.
I have to tell you about it though! It was quite a walk down the road next to the Termini, it was quite dirty, stinky piles of rubbish, a few drunks and I must admit I was strolling down the road just expecting to see one more thing. And there she was! Right on the corner by our hotel. But there was only the one and she wasn't too skanky, nor did she have the use of hotel!

Metro: Just like the Underground in London, it goes near most of the attractions and a few of the outlying areas. Its not getting any bigger though, the archaeologists are getting a bit nervous!
Tickets can be bought at the station, at newstands and some shops. The trains are rather dirty, and Oh my God, do they get full. Forget the Underground, in comparison that's a pleasure in Rush Hour.
As a tourist your best bet is the all day ticket which costs 4 euros, this allows you to go on it all day, and on the buses too.

Feet: If you're near the Termini, many of the major attractions are within walking distance with the exception of places across the River Tiber, and to be honest you could miss so much if you stick to buses all day.
I am one of the worlds laziest, unhealthiest people and I managed the Trevi Fountains, Piazza Navona and more in a one day. Although there is a picture of me soaking my feet in a bidet of cool water, which I may or may not put up!
A lot of the streets are in quite bad condition, but I don't suppose the Romans would appreciate their cobblestone being ripped up and redone. Wheelchair and stick user are really going to encounter some problems here.
Make sure you have a map as well, or you could end up going in circles!

I don't know where to start, its just so good! I was going to say there a vast variety and array, but really if you're not a fan of pizza or pasta, that variety rather slims down.
The unavoidable McDonalds and Burger King are there, but cheerily usually quite empty when we passed. Not entirely empty though, when we passed they were inhabited by Americans and Scotland fans travelling over for the footie!. We also saw a couple of Chinese restaurants, but that's it.
But in the restaurants themselves theres usually a wide range available, from the common right through to the quite frankly disgusting. I must admit that I didn't try the suckling calfs intestines in tomato sauce. Every restaurant we went in had the menu in English, which saved me the embarrassment of having something disgusting in my mouth!
The food is also cheap, would you get a good three course meal with coffees, and a litre of wine in this country for 40 euros? I haven't found it yet!
P.S pasta dishes are starters in Italy, no matter how big they seem!

Cafe culture is alive and well in Rome, there are many places to sit outside in the sun, drink coffee and people watch. Be aware though, ask for coffee and you'll always get an expresso, it also costs more to sit at a table and drink than to stand at the bar.

Shamefully, I never got to go to a Gelati and try Italian ice cream, in which I am assured I've really missed out.

Where do I start? Did you know that there are over 900 churches in Rome? It would take you weeks to get around them all. I'm probably going to write about a few individually, so I'll say what I think you really shouldn't miss.

2) Piazza Venezia: Mussolini seat of power, a more ostentatious building you'll never see, mounds of white stones and steps, its also the tomb on the Unknown Soldier. This is still guarded by the military, and there are a lot of rules about appropriate behaviour around it.

4) The Pantheon: A Wonder indeed.

Highly recommended are the Trevi Fountains, Spanish Steps, the church at Quirinale and loads more. gain be aware that Italian officials are very uptight about rules and regulations, hats must be taken off at all times in church buildings, if you want to get into St Peters Basilica you must cover up bare shoulders and knees, this includes men, and you do have to go through a clothes check before you can get in.

There are no fat Italian women, plenty of fat tourists, but not Romans. They really are very stylish and obviously take care in their appearance. My partner commented on how the teenagers seemed to take great pride in their appearance, unlike the chav scruffbags like most of the kids we see. But with all that wonderful food around them, they're still skinny and therefore I hate them.