A day as a Roman- Rome by Foot

With such a great history and huge expectation to embrace all its glory, I’ve stepped into the eternal city on a fine summer afternoon, When there was a hottest heat wave running across Europe; finishing off all the formalities at the airport and checking into my budget hotel, link down below. My first target was to visit one of the wonders of the world- The Colosseum.

After a tiring and knowledgeable walk across the Colosseum, satisfied my tummy with an Italian pizza, and then started to explore the ruins of the roman forum which was demolished across various battles in the Roman Empire, after which gave a visit to the Palatine hill.

One thing I observed here was the fact that why Rome is considered to be such a famous spot for the history lovers and the culture seekers, everything about the city seemed to be historic and meaningful. Every place had a story to tell and a picture to speak. That was the moment when I realized of how modernized we are and how perfect we live, yet having no mental peace.

Time has given us everything but has also taken away the meaning of life and one’s existence. Wooh, there's that diversion. Behold, Coming back to being a Roman; after walking through the Roman Forum and Palatine hill, I had started my stroll towards this huge monument called Piazza Venezia, the only exclamation I get after seeing any structure here was OMG! It’s huge.

Went around the place and started my saunter towards Pantheon, the whole square was so lively with a fountain at the center and people around it. It was a former Roman temple and currently a church, it is considered to be the oldest building in history to still have the un-reinforced ceiling from its construction; after checking it out I started to walk towards the Trevi fountain.

Trevi fountain has a history of why it was constructed at that particular location and a meaning behind it, I would let you read about it later. But the fountain as such was beautiful, the carving of the sculptures, crystal clear water flowing through them and a tiny pond in front of it has given a modern vibe to this ancient marvel.

After studying in a missionary school for 9 years, I have always heard these stories about the Vatican and the churches there, finally after 25 years of my life, I got an opportunity to visit this place and I fell in love with the architecture and the intricacies of the museums, chapels and basilicas in the very first sight.

Sistine chapel, St peter’s Basilica were the two major things on my list, So I’ve given them both a visit and sat down right at the center of the town hall of the Vatican for hours to sink in the beauty and actually realize that I’ve lived my dream to walk until the world’s largest basilica on my own all alone and stand upright.

As the night ascended over the Vatican, I bid adieu to the every nook and corner of the city and started my way back to the Colosseum to give the beauty a much needed visit under the lights, and jeez, wasn’t I mesmerized? I did!

Later that night after crossing all the lit streets of Rome, I dragged myself back to the hotel and dozed off for the night and called it a day for all means, however, the next morning I was on my feet again to visit few steps in Rome which were apparently called as Spanish steps.

I found the name interesting and gave it a visit only to realize it was a hyped location, however, the sight of a small fountain in front of these steps was actually interesting for the people to capture it or themselves in front of it.

Another place I visited after the Spanish steps was Piazza Navona, this was a huge boulevard with fountains spaced at equal distances and restaurants across the entire square, spent some time at the square and started my way back to the hotel and called off the day in Rome.