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| The Spanish Steps - a favourite landmark |
Awake at 8 for a nice breakfast. Other guests are mainly Polish. A sunny day, nicer than yesterday. I gave Richard a card for our 30th wedding anniversary. We took a bus from Piazza di Venezia to
Piazza del Populo and took photos, and listened to a clarinet player. We visited the church of
Santa Maria del Populo, which contained art works by Raphael and Caravaggio.
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| The azaleas were in bloom |
Then we walked back along
Via del Babuina and
Via Margutta to the
Spanish Steps. I thought there was a cafe there but my memory betrayed me again. The azaleas were in bloom. We visited the
Keats - Shelley Museum beside the steps, where the poet Keats died. A school party was having a talk. Then we climbed the steps, and at the top we had a glass of white wine.
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| Tourists are drawn to the Trevi Fountain to make a wish |
We descended the steps again and strolled to the
Trevi Fountain, which was crowded. Then back past
Piazza Colonna with the column of Marcus Aurelius, and on to the Pantheon. After a coffee, we went into the
Pantheon and saw Raphael's tomb inside.
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| Inside the Pantheon |
For dinner we had booked a table at
Il Bacalo, near Piazza Navona. It was a small place and hard to find. We had tomino cheese with warm wild mushrooms, monkfish rolled in lard and a cognac sauce (not that nice) and I had a panna cotta with kiwi. We also had an expensive bottle of
Alto Adige Pinot Blanc. The dinner was a bit disappointing and the service was rushed.
Back to our hotel. I continued reading The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle.
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