Saturday, February 16, 2013

What a view

Went to Castel Sant'Angelo. It was interesting the steps were far apart it must have been hard for the solders to run up them in there gear. The had signs up every were with the history and what things were and the best part was they were also in English yaaaaaa. I don't think I have read so much for one place but it was all so interesting. The view from all the levels was amazing. The bridge that crosses the river infront of the castle is decorated with angle status.  It is a very beautiful bridge.  You can go down and see the family burial area witch was later turned into a prison that they would toss people in to die of starvation and dehydration. There was a saying on the wall for them to read till death took them.  " little soul, gentle and drifting guest and companion of my body now you will dwell below in pallid places, stark and bare; there you will abandon your play of yore " the king wrote that saying
The most famous part of this castle it the bronze statue on the top of an angle putting away is soward. With statue was created because as the pope of the time of the plage gathered the uninfect the sky opened up and there an angle stood and he took his flaming soward and sheathed it, these ending the plage. It is a very stunning statue with an interesting meaning. Every time it is destroyed a new one is made emidiatly for fear of bringing back the angles wrath.
They decorated the rooms in the castle after story's / legions of the gods there was one for quipids lover.
My favorite room was the main one it was a tribute to alaxader the great. Although I was shocked that his horse was not in any of the pictures because he was in so many of the story's and has many of his own.
From the castle we went hunting for the trevi fountain. To get there we had to walk through piazza Novona. This is one of the most popular piazza in Rome. It is were the good street artest go. In the summer there are performing people. This is were we took lunch here there are 3 beautiful fountains. One had a god I forget witch could one and his sons fighting sea monsters. It was a very beautiful place I had lazzanina I got to say the ones at home are just as good but I will just have to keep trying the pasta here. From there we found a place that sold old maps the entire time trying to find the trevi. Shauna wanted an old map so in we went she got one we payed and asked the guy how to get there he said a 30min walk or take the bus. So thanks to our Rome cards witch give us free busses we hoped on the bus and away we went. So we get off the but at the stop the guy said to her also said what number and what side of the street.
We got off and there was a sign pointing the way. We walked that way and there it was. It was as stunning as in the pictures. Lots of people were there. Once we finally made it down we got out our coins out and tossed them in. I though we were to wish I was informed that it was to mean that you would go back to Rome.
From there we walked to this tower column that had Egyptian stuff all over it.
Then home to our very nice and worm apartment.

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