A G: Italy Day 3 - Rome Day 3 Part 3 by Gordon, Ponte Sant'Angelo 圣天使桥, Piazza del Popolo 人民广场, Pincio Promenade, Spanish Steps 西班牙台阶, Trevi Fountain 许愿泉, Piazza Barbernini 贝尼尼广场

Rome Day 3

One Night in Rome

Ponte Sant Angelo, Piazza del Popolo, Pincio Promenade, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Barbernini

~ Gordon

One night in Rome

Pincio Promenade, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Barbernni

Walking Towards Castel Sant'Angelo from St Peter Square

St Peter Basilica at far

We visited many places over the time of 1 day. We saw Castel Sant’Angelo, with an angel statue on the top. Turn to the left and see Ponte Sant’ Angelo. We went to Piazza del Popolo. There is a nice hill named Pincio Promenade. We sat on Spanish Steps. Finally we saw Trevi Fountain.

Castel Sant'Angelo & Ponte Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo

At Ponte Sant'Angelo

Castel Sant'Angelo

10 Angel Statues at Ponte Sant'Angelo

Angel statue at Ponte Sant'Angelo

Statue of St Peter & St Paul at the End of the Bridge

St Paul holding a broken sword & a book

St Peter holding a book

Castel Sant’Angelo was famous because it held the ashes of emperors from Hadrian all the way to Caracalla. There is an angel statue of Angel Michael on the top, who ended the plague of 590 AD. The Ponte Sant’ Angelo is right next to the castle, crossing the Tiber River. It has 10 angel, each angel holding different things. 2 men statues stands at the other end of the bridge, St. Peter and St. Paul. Each hold book in their hands.

Walking Towards Piazza del Popolo

Tiber River

A building beside the river

Tiber River, St Peter Basilica at far

Tiber River
St Peter Basilica at far

Tiber River and St Peter Basilica

A church on the way

The church

People Square

Basilica of Santa Maria de Popolo

The twin church Basilica of Santa Maria de Popolo

Basilica of Santa Maria de Popolo

Interior of the church

The Egyptian Obelisk at People Square

The Egyptian Obelisk

Fountain at the bottom of the obelisk

At the fountain

People Square has an obelisk from Egypt. The emperor Augustus was the taker of the obelisk when it was in Egypt. Then it moved and moved and moved until it reached the current place, the People Square. Did you know that People Square was where people were executed? It was gruesome.

Sunset at Pincio Promenade

The Pincio Promenade

Climbed up the Pincio Promenade, you can see a great sunset, overlook the People Square, the Egypt obelisk, the twin sister churches of Basilica of Santa Maria de Popolo, and further the dome of St Peter’s Basilica. Come and join the crowds to enjoy this fantastic view.

The Beautiful Night of Spanish Steps

Trinita dei Monti

The church

Spanish Steps

Fontana della Barcaccia

Boat Fountain

Column of the Immaculate Conception

on the Way to Trevi Fountain

Column of the Immaculate Conception

At the column

Column of the Immaculate Conception
On the top, the blessed Virgin Mary carrying a wealth of flowers

Spanish Steps was a cool place to sit on and admire Fontana della Barcaccia. Behind it is a church, Trinita dei Monti Church. It is a great polished place which you can’t eat or drink on. It is famous for the movie, Roman Holiday, where Princess Ann ate gelato on the steps. It would be nice to have a gelato there. The Fontana della Barcaccia sits at the bottom of the steps. Again, it was designed by Bernini. The fountain looks like a boat with leaking water. People are allowed to wash their face and hands from the fountain. So we did! So cool and refreshing to escape from a hot summer day. The water is not for drinking, of course.

Trevi Fountain

Trivi Fountain

Trevi Fountain is a great place to wish to come back to Rome. Throw a coin with your right hand over the left shoulder. Make a wish! The fountain was built in 1762, with some designs made by Bernini.

Piazza Barberini

Piazza Berberini

Our last stop of the day was Piazza Barberini. The Fontana del Tritone is the highlight of the piazza. Designed by Bernini, the fountain is very majestic with the blowing water out of a clam shell.

There were many fun places to go to today, from Castel Sant’Angelo to Ponte Sant’Angelo, to Piazza del Popolo, to Spanish Steps, to Trevi Fountain and the Fontana del Tritone from Piazza Barberini. I had a great time.

Water fountain on the street

Cute little pasta bags at store

Water fountain all around the city

Cute little pasta bags

Pizza sold by wight

Yummy pizza

Gelato

My yummy spaghetti

A G

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Italy Day 3 - Rome Day 3 Part 3 by Gordon, Ponte Sant'Angelo 圣天使桥, Piazza del Popolo 人民广场, Pincio Promenade, Spanish Steps 西班牙台阶, Trevi Fountain 许愿泉, Piazza Barbernini 贝尼尼广场

Rome Day 3

One Night in Rome

Ponte Sant Angelo, Piazza del Popolo, Pincio Promenade, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Barbernini