Rome Day Two - Trevi Fountain and Castel Sant' Angelo
Dad and Maria had entrusted the navigation to me. Our official destination was another museum but I had some things I wanted to see along the way that they didn't really care about. Well, as the navigator it was up to me and we were going to see these sights whether they liked it or not! Hahaha
What could possibly be at the end of this street I wonder? Oh look Dad! We just happened by chance to stumble upon the Trevi Fountain! ;)
Sadly it was under refurbishment so the water was drained and there was a bunch of scaffolding but a trip to Rome is not complete without a visit to the Trevi!
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| Trevi Fountain |
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| Trevi Fountain |
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| Trevi Fountain |
After the Trevi Fountain I led them through the city and we stopped once and awhile to admire the city. I had Dad pose next to this impossibly tiny car.
We stopped for gelato during our wanderings. When in Rome one must eat gelato!
We ended up at the Tiber River for our next "coincidental" stop, Castel Sant'Angelo originally known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian before it was repurposed by the Catholic church. I knew I wouldn't be able to get them to agree to go inside but I wanted to see the building and the famous bridge.
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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Castel Sant'Angelo
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We did not cross the Ponte Sant'Angelo, instead we walked south and crossed the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II. This bridge is commonly used to access The Vatican but we would not be going there on this trip as we have all visited in the past.
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| Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II |
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| Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II |
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| Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II |
This was the closest that we got to the Vatican on this trip. I will probably make a return visit next time I am in Rome.
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The Vatican
This is the Passetto di Borgo which is a walkway that connects Castel Sant'Angelo to the Vatican.
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| Passetto di Borgo |
From here we walked back over to Castel Sant' Angelo and walked around the exterior. There is a pretty park surrounding the back of it with a playground for children. This became a joke as Maria told us that Italy did not have park areas for children to play so every time I saw one I had to point it out "oh look, a children's playground!". She said things must have changed since she lived there...
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo |
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| Pretty buildings surrounding the Castel Sant'Angelo. |
Wonder what the rent is to live in one of those apartments behind the Castel?
We crossed the Tiber again at the bridge in front of the Supreme Court.
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| Supreme Court |
Back on the correct side of the Tiber would I finally lead my Dad to the museum he wanted to visit or would there be more "coincidental" stops?
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