Piazzas and Piedi

Day 2 and we are already zonked.

We started off small with breakfast at the room and then headed off to Castel Sant'Angelo. We wandered up and down and around and saw the views from the top and learned a little about how everything at one point or another turned into a prison.

View from Castel S'Angelo

From there we headed southeast to Piazza Navona to observe fountains, tourists, stunning architecture, and to be hassled a little by artists on the street pushing their (or maybe someone else's) artwork. 

Piazza Navona

From there and on our way to Piazza Venezia, we stopped by Piazza Santa'Andrea Della Valle to be awed by the painting and detail within one of he smaller churches of Rome

Dome in S'Andrea Della Valle

Entry way ceiling in S'Andrea Della Valle

After being awed by the church and sitting quietly for a while to marvel (and to rest our tired feet and legs) we headed to Piazza Venezia and were stunned (and blinded) by the large, white, marble building that jumped up from the ground as we turned the corner into the square.

 

On the stairs at Piazza Venezia

Cuties.

Palazzo Venezio

Then it was time for the traditional sights - the Colosseum, the Forum, and Palatine Hill. 

Pano view

Taking a decent picture in the crowd was hard

We're getting better at finding safe people to ask for picture taking. We mostly trade: we'll take yours if you take ours :) 

Palatine hills

Mostly I was overwhelmed with the detail and ornate work on everything.  Even the broken pieces were beautiful.  My favorites were the flowers 

Roman Forum runins

Still wishing i could remember the name for these

At this point we were all in love with anywhere we could sit down... :) 

Blake decided it was time for a nap... :)

It was finally time to take the metro home, and rest for a little while before heading back to the river market for dinner.  Of course we stopped for gelato on the way 😋

This was our favorite place

We meant to make it to the Trevi fountain afterward dinner to see it lit up at night, but we had too much fun sitting and talking and laughing so we didn't quite make it over there. 

Tomorrow it up early for the Borghese, and then another good list of things in the afternoon. Trevi will definitely happen. Probably twice.