Rafael's Roma Vacation Episode I - Spanish Steps

Episode I

Spanish Steps

在羅馬第一天，我決定步行到西班牙石階Spanish Steps - 羅馬最有名的廣場，
共有136級石階，是Bernini的作品，從我的酒店大約步行15分鐘。
這是我的羅馬假期就從這裡開始。在一星期後我再回來這裡購物，

因為這裡是附近一個主要的購物街道。所有的大型品牌都在這裡，

雖然女裝服飾店鋪比男裝商店多。就像我先前所說，我沒有得到非常滿意的購物享受，

不應跟我在巴塞羅那時相比，因為服裝價格昂貴，服務差。

一件有趣的事，發生在我回訪的時候，是我遇到了吉普賽乞丐。她們都是女性，

有四個不同年齡介乎12至30歲。他們擠在我的朋友周圍乞求金錢，我自己就推開她們。

我們必須抵禦並把她們趕走，否則她們將停止我們行走的去路，

我相信她們看中了我們的財物。他們非常厚顏，但並沒有嚇倒我們。

之後，我們推開她們時還跟我們說sayonara(日語的再見)，並重組後再追趕其他遊客。

這就是為什麼我的朋友說要提防那些乞討的吉普賽人！

On the first day in Rome, I decided to walk to the Spanish Steps - the most famous square in Rome
 with its 136 steps, work of Bernini, which is about a 15 minutes walk from my hotel.
It was the start of my Rome vacation.
I came back later on in the week to do some shopping as there is a main shopping thoroughfare nearby.
All the big brand names are here, although there are more women’s shops than there are men’s shops.
Like I said previously, I didn’t get much satisfaction out of shopping here like I did in Barcelona,
 because the clothes were expensive and the service was poor.
One interesting incident that occurred on my return visit to the steps was my encounter with gypsy beggars.
 There were four females of varying ages ranging from 12 to 30 years of age.
They crowded around my friend and I pushing themselves on to us, begging for money.
e had to fend them off otherwise they would have stopped us in our tracks
and I am sure they would have pick pocketed us. They were very brazen and weren't intimidated by us.
 After we pushed them off they said sayonara and regrouped and pursued other tourists.
That’s why my friend said beware of the begging gypsies!

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On the first day in Rome, I decided to walk to the Spanish Steps

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Spanish Steps

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Spanish Steps

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Church in Spanish Steps

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Spanish Steps & Beautiful Church in Via del Corso

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Via del Corso

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Via del Corso

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Form Via del Corso to Piazza del Popolo

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Piazza del Popolo

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Piazza del Popolo

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Piazza del Popolo

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Piazza del Popolo & Piazza Colonna

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Piazza Colonna

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Piazza Barbenini (Fontana del Tritone)