There are so many people here, at Trevi Fountain, surely there is someone I know in the crowd! I’ll keep looking…
Trevi is under wraps for restoration but it was still packed in the square; hundreds of people all staring at Trevi under wraps, and you couldn't see anything. In fact, there were so many people in this area that I couldn't take any photographs that will make any sense for directions in the app. It was a people traffic jam as the same amount of people as normal were there to see it but there was only half the space to put them all.
I left the B&B by 8:00 this morning to get over to Piazza Popolo, my furthest destination. I made a couple of wrong turns getting there, but eventually found it. My timing was good as I was alone in Santa Maria del Popolo for a great deal of the time, so I didn't have to work around people for photos. I was more than an hour in there and, I know I took more photos than I will ever use, but one never knows. I managed a few photos of the Caravaggio's, even though there is a big warning sign that you will go to purgatory forever and onions will grow out of your ears, if you take any shots! They are on the side walls in the chapel, so I couldn't get good angles without climbing over the concrete barrier. The paintings are vividly, beautiful and in perfect condition. They were such a joy to see.
I have been using the current version of the app to route me along and have been taking pictures to support the directions outlined in the app. A woman tourist, from Russia, came to me to ask directions and I pulled out the iPad app to show her the way! It is already being used by a tourist (besides me)! As lost as I may be on the inside, I think I look like a person who knows where they’re going on the outside; four other people asked for directions. I am trying to look like a local; no visible maps, no hat, no water bottles and only one crossover shoulder bag that my camera tucks into. The bike pack is loaded with water and maps.
I made it through all 5 scheduled locations today even though I didn't take any photos at Spanish Steps and Trevi, there was no point; too many people. The fountain at the steps is also under wraps. I am skipping breakfast tomorrow and heading out at sunrise before everyone is out of bed I’ll start at Trevi so I can take the direction shots over to Piazza Colonna. I am hoping to be to the Pantheon by 8:00.
It is now 2:30 and I am back in the room. It is boiling outside.
Trevi is under wraps for restoration but it was still packed in the square; hundreds of people all staring at Trevi under wraps, and you couldn't see anything. In fact, there were so many people in this area that I couldn't take any photographs that will make any sense for directions in the app. It was a people traffic jam as the same amount of people as normal were there to see it but there was only half the space to put them all.
I left the B&B by 8:00 this morning to get over to Piazza Popolo, my furthest destination. I made a couple of wrong turns getting there, but eventually found it. My timing was good as I was alone in Santa Maria del Popolo for a great deal of the time, so I didn't have to work around people for photos. I was more than an hour in there and, I know I took more photos than I will ever use, but one never knows. I managed a few photos of the Caravaggio's, even though there is a big warning sign that you will go to purgatory forever and onions will grow out of your ears, if you take any shots! They are on the side walls in the chapel, so I couldn't get good angles without climbing over the concrete barrier. The paintings are vividly, beautiful and in perfect condition. They were such a joy to see.
I have been using the current version of the app to route me along and have been taking pictures to support the directions outlined in the app. A woman tourist, from Russia, came to me to ask directions and I pulled out the iPad app to show her the way! It is already being used by a tourist (besides me)! As lost as I may be on the inside, I think I look like a person who knows where they’re going on the outside; four other people asked for directions. I am trying to look like a local; no visible maps, no hat, no water bottles and only one crossover shoulder bag that my camera tucks into. The bike pack is loaded with water and maps.
I made it through all 5 scheduled locations today even though I didn't take any photos at Spanish Steps and Trevi, there was no point; too many people. The fountain at the steps is also under wraps. I am skipping breakfast tomorrow and heading out at sunrise before everyone is out of bed I’ll start at Trevi so I can take the direction shots over to Piazza Colonna. I am hoping to be to the Pantheon by 8:00.
It is now 2:30 and I am back in the room. It is boiling outside.
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