Roman Holiday Saturday 4th

Breakfast was had this morning on the Hotel Terrace overlooking Trevi Fountain. Early morning is the best time to see popular spots in Rome as the crowds are light then. As time goes by the crowds grow until there are thousands of people gathering around.
After breakfast we walked to the bus stop for the hop-on hop-off bus. Along the way we side tracked to Quattro Fontana, an intersection where there is a fountain on the corner of each building on the intersection. There are no skyscrapers in Rome but the buildings are solid four or five storeys, a lot of them with elaborate decorations on the facades.
We stayed on the bus for the full circuit around the city and returned to the hotel for lunch. After lunch we got back on the bus again and went to Circus Maximus and the Castel Sant Angelo. We walked along the river and headed for Piazza Navona where we enjoyed a drink. While we were sitting there a procession of people wound its way slowly through the Piazza. They were celebrating the life of a medieval Saint. The people were in period costume with trumpets blaring and drums beating. People following were carrying banners, flags and flowers, very impressive.
Heading our way "home" we went to the Pantheon. Tea was al fresco in the street near the hotel with all the thousands of other tourists walking past.