Spanish Steps and SHOPPING! and other Rome, Italy Things to Do Tips

On my last days I got a cab to Spanish Steps...u can have a glass wine and panini at a place right by the steps called Barcaccia ... around 17 euro... expensive but worth it cos u can go upstairs and if you`re early get a seat that overlooks Spanish Steps ...and u can be soooo entertained by ppl from everywhere in the world gathering . It`s a theatre all of its own. The service here was fantastic. And because I was early/late? they let me just sit and relax for ages......... The toilet is the best in the whole of Rome....has a REAL guy who offers you a real towel to dry your hands!

Then go down Via Condotti window shopping. Prepare to spend lots of time...dont just window-shop...go INTO the shops and pretend you are rich....no one knows the difference....and touch all the clothes and dream ..honestly, I saw a dress here that was $10.000 dollars! and yes I held it up in front of myself in the mirror ! The clothes were amazing! The shop assistants are generally young and very friendly. I had a ball in this street...and wished i had done the "shopping Tourist" thingy earlier. From there you wander the streets and get lost....at every turn there will be amazing shops but of course the real secret is that you are walking around ancient Rome...and these shops were there thousands of years ago...just the merchandise has changed. And if you get hot you will find a church in the same streets...just look up and you will recognize an ancient church in the same street!! Go up the steps and thru the door and from the chaos and the buzz of chattering voices from around the world, and the din of roaring vespas and tooting taxis, you will step into another century. Only the silent sound of someone singing a quiet Ave Maria.... you will be so cool from the sun. I took my shoes off and calmed my feet on the cold stone floor....but check there aint a priest watching first! Then out you go into the chaos again. I don`t think the Italians have a phrase for it but "sono in cielo"...I am in heaven!..

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Address: Spanish Steps and Via Condotti
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