day 01 at Spanish Steps and Trevi fountain
We arrived early in the morning and got into Rome by 9.30am and we were very thankful that we were given our room (check in time is actually 2pm) and we could rest. After lunch we took a short walk to the Spanish Steps, a popular tourist sight. Trinita dei Monti - we saw a most impressive sculpture by Danielle de Volterra in the left of this small French chapel with its outstanding twin bell towers that can be seen from the other 6 hills in Rome. Rome as we know was built on 7 hills.
The steps were crowded with many people sitting on it and having a panoramic view of the city. We sat for some minutes and shared a packet of roasted chestnuts that was bought from a roadside stall.
We stopped by Cafe Grecco, a 1760 cafe, favourite meeting place of poets Keats, Byron, composers Liszt, Wagner. We had cappuccino and saw the black and white photos of these famous people hanging on the walls.
Refreshed with potent Italiano coffee, we took a walk to Trevi fountain. But this place was crowded, we could not go near it but its magnificent fountain could be viewed and enjoyed from a distance. Praise the LORD, it is was indeed a glorious piece of art - Neptune flanked by two Tritons - symbolise the contrasting moods of the sea - aggression and docile.
Just these 2 sights for the day.
The steps were crowded with many people sitting on it and having a panoramic view of the city. We sat for some minutes and shared a packet of roasted chestnuts that was bought from a roadside stall.
We stopped by Cafe Grecco, a 1760 cafe, favourite meeting place of poets Keats, Byron, composers Liszt, Wagner. We had cappuccino and saw the black and white photos of these famous people hanging on the walls.
Refreshed with potent Italiano coffee, we took a walk to Trevi fountain. But this place was crowded, we could not go near it but its magnificent fountain could be viewed and enjoyed from a distance. Praise the LORD, it is was indeed a glorious piece of art - Neptune flanked by two Tritons - symbolise the contrasting moods of the sea - aggression and docile.
Just these 2 sights for the day.
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