Our trip to Rome could have started out as a bit of a disaster. Right next to the Trevi Fountain was a small church - Santa Maria in Trivio - that we decided to enter. After some prayers, we stepped out to see more of the city when I realized that my camera wasn't with me anymore. I instantly knew that I left it inside the church so we hurriedly went back. It wasn't at the spot where I sat down so I asked someone from the church if they had seen a camera and they did! We made a small donation to the church as a token of our gratitude and said another prayer.
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| Santa Maria In Trivio Church |
I still didn't have as much financial freedom back then as I do now so most of the meals we had were fast food. I actually don't remember having any pasta or pizza during this trip. However, I did make sure to get some gelato that I purchased from a gelato stand along the streets of Rome. I don't remember what flavor I got but I do remember that it was really good!
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| Fontana del Nettuno or the Fountain of Nepture, in Piazza Navona |
While we didn't get to go inside the Colosseum, we saw many people in gladiators costumes outside and we decided to have a photo op with them.
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| Photo op outside the Colosseum |
I also bought a tripod. We passed by a camera shop on our way back to the hotel on our first day there and I decided to go in. I saw this lightweight 3-foot-tall travel tripod that could be collapsed into a pretty small size when it needed to be kept. I used it a couple of times during that trip but more than that, I used it for many more trips after, especially whenever I was a solo traveler. I can't seem to find it anymore but it really did serve its purpose many times.
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| I took this photo of me at the Arch of Constantine using my tripod |
Next: Athens, Greece
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