15 September 2011

Trevi Fountain,Rome,Europe trip.

After Vatican we had lunch and went to see Trevi Fountain . The last monument in the itinerary to be seen  in Rome .
The fountain is located at the junction of three roads ( Tre Vie in Italian , hence the name) .The backdrop of the fountain is an imposing structure26 meters high and 20 meters wide and actually form part of the fountain. It is the largest Baroque fountain ( A style in painting, sculpture, architecture and any form of art work made popular during that particular period) in the city and most famous fountain in the world. Took photos but priti refused to go close to the fountain basin so all the photos are from some distance.
The central statue is Oceanus,God of all Water.

Priti at Trevi.

View of the Basin, we did not throw any coins.
I was aware of the legend that if one throws a coin by right hand over ones left shoulder one gets to come to Rome a second time.What I did not know was about throwing of other two coins . Throw of second coin finds you  love . Throw of third coin results either in marriage OR in divorce.The On hearing the version of three coins , Priti and  I said we have only thrown the third coin . A statement which caused some merriment in the group.
We had seen Colosseum, Vatican City , Trevi Fountain and had panoramic tour of Rome . We had seen all that . The group Including myself were happy to have seen Rome . After doing the research for  Avismarniya Europe Tour-Google Map and this blog  , I now know that we did not see was much more that what we saw!!!! But then that is the down side of all the group tours :-).
After spending the night we head for Pisa. 

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