Things to do while in Rome...

the airport we flew out of was sweet - cool uniforms

Btw not to take over the thread, but I'm going to be in Italy for a couple weeks and have a very flexible itinerary (basically playing it by ear), so any other recommendations are welcome.

if you're in Rome, must-see:

Colosseum
Pantheon
Spanish Steps
Forum
Vatican
Galleria Borghese

i wd also recommend caracalla's baths. going outside the centre a bit to Garbatella is worthwhile, plus you get to go to the ristoro degli angeli -

http://www.ristorodegliangeli.it/

speaking of Garbatella - if you're into, ah, ideologically-driven architecture you might want to go to EUR.

bar necci in pignetto used to be favourite haunt, but the whole vibe has changed round there - gentrification - the bastards shut down my favourite la porchetta restaurant (v cheap, benches, roast pork) - and it wasn't as enjoyable the last time i went.

there *was* a good record shop here as well. unfortunately i can't remember the name and i'm not sure it was there the last time i went.

But if you're in the area many of my favourite meals in Rome have been at the Confraternita dell'Uva nearby. Very low key locals restaurant where the owners specialise in Sicilian food.

the Cinecittà film studios are definitely worth a visit. totally deserted when i went which made the experience of walking through revived ancient rome quite weird and dreamlike.

the protestant cemetary definitely worth going to (all denominations since the '60s i think). Keats, Shelley, Gramsci and all sorts of spectacular and varied memorials.

got some decent bookshop recommendations as well if you're interested.