Exploring Roma - Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps

After the Pantheon we decided to head to the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. Our cabbie dropped us on this completely nondescript street with a bunch of multi-level buildings that looked like apartments. He told us to go a block or two to the right and we'd see the fountain. We came around the corner and saw the gorgeous fountain. Here is a video of the fountain - and of Ainsley throwing a coin into it.



We had our first gelato while near at the fountain. And, man-o-man...people were right. Gelato in Italy is amazing. Ainsley got mint and strawberry, and I got lemon and banana. They were delicious. Ainsley stole some of my mom's chocolate, so she got to try several flavors!

Then we headed to the Spanish Steps. We finally made it after a slight detour. We got a little turned around with all the streets that meander this way and that. We were exhausted by the time we got there, so we decided instead of climbing the steps to just sit at the bottom and admire the view. And, what a view it is.


The Spanish Steps from across the street. The building at the top is the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican, hence the name "The Spanish Steps."


Ainsley's favorite part of the Spanish Steps was this odd little key chain she scammed my mother into buying her from a kiosk nearby. She's named it "PJs" and its eyes fall out on a regular basis.