Last night in Rome, we popped out for gelato.
In just a few blocks we saw:
This.
Fontana delle Naiadi (Fountain of the Naiads) in the Piazza della Repubblica. Originally built in 1888.
And this.
Church of Santa Susanna, built 1693 and considered to be the first baroque facade.
And this.
Fontana del Mosé (Fountain of Moses) built in 1585.
And okay, this.
Pope Sixtus V restored the ancient Roman aqueduct and commissioned Domenico Fontana to build the Fontana of Moses to provide fresh water for local residents. I saw people filling their water bottles last night.
Then we ate this.
Chocolate Boob (Affogato, of course!) The perfect dessert. Vanilla gelato covered with chocolate gelato, enrobed in chocolate with a shot of espresso. Two spoons please.
So why would anyone ever leave Italy?
Oh, yeah…
Scottish sunrise from my front porch. That works too.
Barb Taub 
Beautiful! The architecture AND the gelato! I love Italy. 🙂
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Oh, wow. It just kept getting better and better
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Now I want chocolate gelato. A bit far from Canada. Great photos.
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Er the bonkers admin, the driving, the need to get one over… ok, that applies to London as well
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Oh, I just LOVE Rome! That ice cream looks delicious!
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My favourite photo is the last one, although the rest are lovely too.
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So that you have an excuse to come back and do it all again.
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Glorious. But I’d rather have Arran. I’d rather have Arran than rather a lot of places. Would you like a list?
btw, husband dearest is enjoying his new bed-wear – a WTF t-shirt… 😀
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Lovely photos – very impressive at night. and that dessert? I put on pounds just looking at it.
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Nah. You can keep your fancy architecture. Just give me the gelato and an Arran sunrise.
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Fabulous photos!
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That was a long, long way to the gelato. Now I want one too but Rome isn’t on my way home. Stunning sunrise!
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How could you possibly share that. Two affogati, please. One spoon each.
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