Rome is the eternal city!

As promised; here's some more goodies from my trip to Rome with my friend Em in April this year!
Enjoy! :)


   

Picture one: Piazza Colonna, which is a big square where the big street Via Del Corso is crossing with Largo Chigi and a bunch of other streets. Second day in Roma, exploring to the MAX! :)

Picture two: Via del Corso: ...Shopping!! Need I say more ?

Picture three: The Spanish steps, designed by Francesco de Sanctis (Italian), funded by a French diplomat and was named The Spanish steps because it is located very close to the Spanish Embassy - Completed in 1725.
And located below the Spanish steps is the boat shaped Baraccia fountain (1627), attributed to Pietro Bernini (the father of famous Gian Lorenzo).
Quite crowded, but I just loved it. I did expect it to be even bigger though, don't know why, but it sure was beautiful!

Picture four: I'm sitting on the very top of the Spanish steps. It was very hot that day, so walking all the way up was an accomplishment! But it's so so worth it. The view is AMAZING!

   

Picture one: Trattoria Ciro & Ciro - The BEST trattoria in Rome!
You can find Trattoria Ciro & Ciro at Largo Chigi 5. I think their number is: 07474321002.

Picture two: This pizza is called Monte Bianco (€9), and it was so so soooo delicious!!! I could go back to Rome JUST to eat that pizza one more time!!

Picture three: The best getalo italioano in Rome: Gelateria/Caffetteria Mariotti. We read in one of our travel books about another ice cream place, which was famous for its ice cream.. I can't even remember what it's called. We tried it but were not impressed. Mariotti is the place to go!! But be careful when you order! I ended up paying about €8 for that little cup of ice cream (SO worth it though!). I got chocolate and mint. YUMM!
Address: Via Agonale 5/7 (Piazza Navona). Phone number: 06-68136084

Picture four: Piazza Navona. This square is an icon of Rome and is located on the ruins of an antique arena, which was built by Domitiatus 86 a.d. Unfortunately there was a lot of scaffolding here as well, but there's a big fountain located on this square called Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (The fountain of the four rivers; the Nile, Ganges, Danube and Rio de la Plata).
This square is so cozy! There are tons of restaurants to choose from, and as you walk by in the evening the head waiter of the restaurants are calling you, hoping you will dine at their restaurant, with different offers like "first drink free" or "bread basket, no charge"!
Many artist gather at this square, and you can find amazing paintings here!


  


Picture one: Top row: Emelie, me, Shelly. Bottom row: Richard, Barclay.
This awesome picture belongs to my dear friend Richard Kerr. He's an amazing photographer and such a sweet guy! We met at the hostel Pop Inn while staying in Rome and we spent a lot of time together exploring the Eternal City! :)
This particular evening we decided to explore Rome by night and had so much fun doing it! And Rich could show off his awesome photographer skills!

Picture two: At the Colisseum! It was such a powerful thing to walk around there! But like almost all the rest of the city, even the Colisseum was covered in scaffolding... It's good that they are maintaining it though:)
One thing that really bothered me while I was walking around there was that people had carved in, and written on the walls like "I love this person", "this person loves that person" and things like that, things that you find in public rest rooms.... NOT at the friggin' Colisseum!! People have no respect.


Unfortunately this seems to be all my computer is allowing me to upload at the moment.
More pictures and more momories to come! :)
Ciao!