Rome, Italy - 2020 Trip Historic Rome: Day One – City of Rome, Trevi Fountain (Inc. Video)
During the autumn of 2020 I made a short trip for 5 days over to the city of Rome, Italy. At the time, due to the covid pandemic, flights and hotels were pretty cheap as tourism was virtually nonexistent in mainland Europe, Italy was one of the few places you could travel to with precaution and I must add everything went really smooth once I was there! temperature checks were in place at all attractions and masks were worn in public places during the day, everything felt safe and clean.
I had pre-booked tickets to some of the places I wanted to visit and in the end the trip turned out to be a kind of ‘historic Rome’ sightseeing tour! Italy on a whole is a fascinating place and Rome is like the centre hub of it all! this was not my first visit to Rome and as usual I can thoroughly recommend it – enjoy the photos! 🙂
Leaving a rainy England at 9am in the morningFlying over a sunny Italy at 12pm that same day!The statue of Pope John Paul II by artist Oliviero Rainaldi outside the main railway station of Rome, Roma TerminiYou know you're in Rome when you see SPQR (Senātus Populusque Rōmānus or The Roman Senate and People) manhole covers!I like these three buildings spotted around the corner from my hotel, the middle one has a great balcony!The ornate baroque facade of 17th-century Roman Catholic church 'Chiesa di San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane'On my first visit to Rome a few years ago I was disappointed to discover that the Trevi Fountain was shut for a year from 2014 to 2015 due to repairs, this time around it was in full glory! and luckily due to the covid situation empty of touristsTrevi Fountain detail - Triton and horseTrevi Fountain detail - OceanusTrevi Fountain detail - Triton and horseTrevi Fountain detail - Salubrity holds a cup from which a snake drinksMadonna and Angels facade at the Trevi Fountain Square in RomeThe baroque facade of Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi (Saints Vincent and Anastasius at Trevi) which faces the famous Trevi FountainThe Trevi Fountain at dusk - the restoration of 2014-2015 included the installation of more than 100 LED lights to improve the nighttime illumination of the fountainThis photo does not need any explanation!The colours of the Italian flag lit up on a building near where my hotel was - clever!My room in Rome for 4 nights - with the covid pandemic in effect I got a very good deal on this and Rome was pretty much tourist freeDuring the time of this travel the covid pandemic was in effect so I took all the necessary precautions - one week after I came back Italy was on a lockdown again and requiring travellers to self-isolateStreet mural spotted near the Vatican CityI spotted this guy from Iceland, outside the Colosseum, with a cat attached to his backpack, curious to find out why I asked him for a photo and he explained how he is travelling the world with his cat! brilliantTraffic light, Rome, ItalyThe beautiful Galleria Alberto Sordi (a shopping centre would you believe?) in Rome, ItalyThe Trevi Fountain viewed from the side at night - did you know an estimated €3,000 are thrown into the fountain daily? it's temporarily shut down three times a week to collect the coins from the floor - using your right hand to throw over your left shoulder, toss in one coin to ensure your return to Rome, two coins for your return and to meet new romance, and three coins for your return, love and marriage!The Trevi Fountain at night, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others, work began on the fountain in 1732 and was completed in 1762Arrived back home to England nice and safely if not a bit tired of all that walking around!
