Fontana di Trevi

Fontana di Trevi, Trevi means ‘three-ways’; referred to the junction of three roads on Piazza dei Cruciferi and also a famous Goddess named Trivia. She protected the streets of Rome and had three heads so she could see everything going on around her. She would always stand on the corners where three streets met.

Do not drink the water from the fountain (for your own health benefits) nor throwing a coin in for a speedy return to Rome! But do pray to Lord that you'll come back someday. I did.

More about the Trevi fountain can be viewed and read in my post here, from a visit of a couple years back. 

Rome Colosseum

Although partially ruined because of damage caused by earthquakes, stone-robbers and "recycle-use" of the marble commissioned by the past Pope, the Colosseum is still an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and has also links to the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum. The Colosseum is also depicted on the Italian version of the five-cent euro coin.

More of the picture inside the Colosseum can be viewed in my post here

BULGARI “Between eternity and history” 1884-2009

After 125 years, Bulgari inaugurated its first ever retrospective in the prestigious Exposition Palace of Rome attended by world’s glitterati. Entitled, BULGARI “Between eternity and history” 1884-2009, tells the story of the Italian jeweler in the past 125 years by touching on the most significant phases in the history and evolution of Bulgari design, from the opening of the first store on Via Sistina in 1884 to the present day.

enjoy the pictures after the jump!

Roman Forum

The Roman Forum, is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.

What a ruin! I need a better understanding of these ruin, I just love civilization --it put a line between human and monkey, haha... enough with the sarcasm. So I managed to purchase this book, a past and present "Ancient Rome"

 I hope you guys enjoy it too ;)

Rome, I am in love!

Can you guys spot me?

Today is the day spent to discover the Colosseum for the first time! Excited! The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Can you imagine that it could hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators. The Colosseum's original Latin name was Amphitheatrum Flavium, often anglicized as Flavian Amphitheater. 

Fontana di Trevi, Rome

The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Pietro Bracci. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.

Legend holds that in 19 BC thirsty Roman soldiers were guided by a young girl to a source of pure water thirteen kilometers from the city of Rome. The discovery of the source led Augustus to commission the construction of a twenty-two kilometer aqueduct leading into the city, which was named Aqua Virgo /Virgin Waters.