As the saying goes ... all roads lead to Rome. So today we got on one of those roads and arrived in Rome.
After breakfast and a great cup of coffe, we took some time to visit the pool and enjoy the sun.
We have enjoyed our stay in the Naples area a lot. The hotel La Grande Medusa was one of the main reason. Paula loved the flowers that were changed and looked fresh every morning.
Our first stop for lunch would be Napoli. We had heard so much of the first pizzeria that made the best pizza in the world we had to visit Trianon Da Ciro. We managed to get a parking place just in front of the pizzeria. I just love how Italians treat the motorbikers. The whole meal cost 14.50E and the pizza was very good. The best in the world ? Who knows ? But it was worth facing the trafic on Napoli which was yet another adventure specially as there was a big demonstration going on so a lot of police presence and sirens all over.
The trip to Rome from Naples was done on the A1 and we are in a very nice suite 5 minutes away from the Forum and Colloseum. What a great location.
For dinner we walked the streets of Rome and had a very romantic dinner in a street between the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. We walked to the Tevi Fountain and I was surprised by the sheer size of the fountain. It stands 26 metres (85.3 feet) high and 20 metres (65.6 feet) wide, and it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city. A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. We did throw a coin each (does this mean two visits more ?) and thus helped subdue a supermarket for the Rome needy as an estimated 3,000 euros are thrown into the fountain each day.
The Pantheon building is circular with a portico of large granite Corinthian columns (eight in the first rank and two groups of four behind) under a pediment. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. It is one of the best-preserved of all Roman buildings. It has been in continuous use throughout its history, and since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to "St. Mary and the Martyrs".
It is amazing how many historical buildings Rome has in a small area. We visited a number of piazas and sat on the Spanish steps.
The motorbike will stay downstairs on the street and let's hope we do have a motorbike on Friday when we leave Rome.
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