Here we are, in Rome and still lots to see. Villa Borghese was the choice, so we decided to walk via the Piazza Del Popolo, walking is our preferred method of transport, it's hard on the feet but you definitely see and find more.
As we go out of the back gate of the hotel there is this church, it seems to be a real one as we have seen two weddings here. On the right is the resident beggar, she actually provided entertainment one morning as two interlopers tried to pinch her pitch, she drove them away with her stick......
Familiar scene as we go from the hotel along the banks of the Fiume Tevere (River Tiber to you) enjoying the stalls and the saxaphone player who wasn't bad. Alan really liked the record stall which had LP's and older 78s, he was only retrained from buying several by the fact he hasn't got a player!
Two sides to the traffic, scooters ready for the start above and below a solitary rower enjoying the sunshine
By the time we reached the Piazza Del Popolo we were hot and thirsty and we stopped for a beer and refreshments. The one thing about Rome is you never just get the drink, they bring out little nibbles to go with it, nice touch.
Views around the Piazza. Statues and gates and the inevitable Egyptian needle in the centre.
The gardens surrounding the Villa Borghese and beautiful and peaceful. People strolling and picnicking, sitting around the fountains and generally having a break from the hectic city. Then there are the numptys who run around in the heat !!!!
Villa Borghese
The Villa Borghese is now a museum and gallery however is seems to be very popular and it was booked out for the next few days and we couldn't get in....... so we went for a bike ride around the gardens on a four seater.
At least we though it was around the garden but there is a busy road you have to cross on a roundabout that goes the wrong away round so we chickened out and took it back..........