Rome 22-25

All roads lead to Rome - we have walked the cobbled streets, sat around and people watched while drinking coffee in different Piazza's, eaten lots of pasta, pizza and gelato, and enjoyed the art, sculptures and historical sites of this wonderful city. Experienced a few tropical afternoon showers. Spring has been a great time to visit and enjoy the flowers that have added colour and life to our holiday. 

Colosseum

The Trevi Fountain or Fontana di Trevi is Rome's most famous fountain immortalised by Anita Ekberg's midnight dip in La dolce vita. This baroque fountain was designed in 1732 and depicts Neptune's chariot being led by Tritons with sea horses - one wild and one docile, representing the various moods of the sea.

 

The Vatican City  - the world's most sovereign state. It has it's own currency and newspaper, radio station and postal service. Did a 3 hour tour and included was a visit to the Sistin Chapel - our quick history lesson about Michelangelo's frescoes and the story of the The Last Judgement  was really fascinating, apparently if you stop for 60 seconds at each art piece it would take you seven and half years to view all. 

 The Villa Borghese - visited this beautiful park and saw a display of some unusual things!