Thursday, 24 November 2016

Rome is just a museum!

It doesn't matter where you turn, or where you go, in this magnificent City it's just one big ongoing museum. Every corner brings another gasp or cry "look at that!". The Roman numerals weren't a lot of use either; I must say that we got our Cs and Ms and Ds a bit confused. Suffice to say there is very little that would be considered as current or modern.

Case in point is the via Quatre Fontaines. Aptly named because of the fountains on each corner of one intersection. You don't need a museum pass to enjoy this city. There is enough art in the churches, cathedrals and Basilicas which are free and the statues, architecture and shops to keep you busy for days.





 These are the Four Fountains
 that look at each other to
create Quatre Fontaines.

You can see the white line that indicates the pedestrian access. Clearly being a pedestrian in Roma us a bit like taking your life in your own hands. Even at, what we know as, zebra crossings you're never quite sure if traffic will stop.














Then of course there is the must see Fontana di Trevi. It is quite remarkable to wander through the narrow trattoria lined streets that hardly seem to see any direct sunlight and bang, there you are in Piazza di Trevi and the monumental cascades endlessly pouring out of the Palazzo Poli. We all threw our obligatory coins in the fountain to ensure our return. In fact it is reported that upbto 3000 Euros us cleared daily from the Fontana and us used to fund a grocery store for the poor.


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