• Italy … finally!
    Looking down the Spanish Steps
    Trinità dei Monti at the top of the Spanish StepsSpanish Steps from belowSpanish StepsTea at BabingtonsColumn of the Immaculate Conception in Piazza del SpagnaIt did get rather crowdedChurch near Spanish StepsAn Anglican Church!Piazza del PopoloPiazza del PopoloChiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli on Piazza del PopoloLooking down the Corso to Victor Emmanuel MemorialColonna di Marco Aurelio, second century coloumn honouring Marcus Aurelius' victoriesFiats!FiatsFiatsFiatsFiatsThere were about 50 of them. Notice the police escort on motorbike

    Rome

    June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Today was one of our free days in Rome so we decided to get out and see the city.

    First stop was the Spanish Steps. Built in the 1700s to link the top of a hill with the bottom they are very impressive. It was really starting to warm up so we found Babingtons Tea Rooms just at the bottom of the steps for some refreshments.

    We then headed up to Piazza del Popolo which is at the start of the main shopping strip in Rome, Via del Corso. Being a Sunday it was closed to (most) traffic so it was a bit easier to walk along. The prices are not massively different to what you find at home but it was a nice walk.

    On the way back to the hotel a car club for Fiat Bambinos went past making a lot of noise and with a police escort. There would have been about 50 cars all classics.

    We had a quiet afternoon and evening at the hotel.    Read more