When in Rome Part 2

Trevi Fountain........why is it called Trevi? The answer to that is the fountain is located at the junction of three roads. The three roads is the ending point of one of Rome's ancient acqueducts.

The Trevi Fountain is famous for tossing coin and making one of your wish for returning to Rome come true. This magnificent Baroque style fountain and the largest Baroque fountain in the city of Rome. Italians love their fountains as a way of gathering and their strong beliefs that you drop a coin in a fountain with a wish, the wish will come true.

The Fountain took 30 years to complete by two designers, Nicola Salvi was the first designer to work on it during a contest which he actually lost but won due to the people at Rome wanted the designer to be a Roman instead of a Florentine (who was named Alessandro Galilei that won). Nicola didn't finish the work since he died 11 years before the completion. Giuseppe Pannini took over the work and completed by adding the Roman virgin Trivia. The latest restoration of the fountain occurred in 1998. It is estimated that nearly 3,000 Euros are collected each day from tourists that toss coins into the fountain.

A good eatery destination is this Trevi Gelato place which is just steps across from the fountain. Enjoy a gelato as you stroll around the fountain area. When you go to the gelato place, go and pay for the ice cream first before choosing your ice cream. The cashier will hand you a receipt which you will show it to the server and then pick if you want it in a cup or a cone and the flavor. You can combine flavors if you like and the flavors depends on the weather. On a hot summer day, go with more fruity flavors. On a cold day, go with coffee, pistachios, or chocolate flavors.

If you walk further down the path, you will hit the Spanish steps. You need to try chestnuts roasted from the street vendors. A little pricey but on a cold day, they are very good.

Becareful again around these areas since there are a lot of people at any given time. You'd be surprise. I went on a weekday and there were tons of folks there even in the late afternoon to evening. Be watchful of any pickpocketers. If you have a backpack, try to make sure you have a lock or at least keep it in front of you. Do not put your wallet in your backpack, and for men, do not put your wallet in your back pocket at any time. Go in groups if possible, its more fun than going alone.

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