Circus Maximus circa 2007, just like a park.
Mounted police, reminds me of a character in the arcade game 'Streetfighter', Bison.
On the other end of the road, just a hundred metres from Forum Romanum is the Fiori de Imperiali to Vittorio Emanuele II monument. This monument is built using marble completed in 1935, also known as the typewriter by American soldier liberating Italy in WWII.
Side photo of Vittorio Emanuele II monument
The gardens outside.
Huge, boxy the front facade of the Vittorio Emanuele II monument, undergoing repair and restoration.
After visiting the ancient and historical sites, we decided to go to a more relaxing area, we went to the spagna area. We walked along many nice restaurant and cafes.
Nice transparent cafe, high class too
The road leading away from the Barberini fountain.
Where to go, Hard Rock cafe of course.
The next destination is somewhat 'newer', known as the Spanish Steps. It is also a place where shopping is located with a lot of well known brands.
The shops opposite the Spanish steps
History of the spanish steps.
The stairs of the Spanish steps.
We then drop by the famous Trevi Fountain again. As usual full of people and tourists.
Trevi Fountain.
We had lunch at a nearby restaurant, AL34 at the spanish steps. The restaurant is high class but I was disgusted by the waiters serving. The food was plain but the price wasn't :( After lunch we walked around and shopped for souvenirs. It was a lot of walk :)
I stumbled across the Ferrari shop at the evening while searching for a nice place to eat. I did and managed to find myself an authentic italian pizza shop. For euro 5 dollars, I got myself a tomato pizza and it was nice. The tomato pizza is nice and wife shared with me. Unfortunately, it was raining and I was reluctant to bring out the camera. I should have risked the shot, regret it now :(
The Ferrari shop.
Overall, the trip to Rome is very worthwhile and memorable too. Food is definitely cheaper than Ireland and more places to visit too.
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