Ciao everyone! (Ciao is the Italian word for hello!) I hope you all had an amazing week. This week in Rome there were some sunny days, some rainy days, and last night there was even a thunderstorm! These are photos from Trevi Fountain, originally titled Fontana di Trevi, in the Italian language. The apartment I’m staying at is in walking distance from this fountain and many other amazing fountains and architectural artifacts.
In fact, the entirety Rome is full of incredibly intricate and beautiful art and architecture, all within walking distance of each other. The whole city of Rome is even an official UNESCO World Heritage Site, meaning that the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has recognized and titled the cultural and historical significance of the architecture and art collected within the city of Rome. How cool is that? Essentially, all the statues, buildings, and artifacts located in this city have made it so that the area needs to be preserved and deserves to be celebrated!
Here’s a photo of me tossing a Euro coin (European money is called “Euros”) into the Fontana di Trevi. Legend has it that if you toss a coin over your shoulder into the water of the fountain, you can make a wish that will come true, and you’re guaranteed to come back to Rome again in your lifetime! (Seeing as I also tossed a coin in this fountain when I visited Rome as a fourteen-year-old, it’s possible that this legend is true!) Can you see all the coins in the water? Many people visit the fountain everyday to toss in coins for wishes and good luck, and at the end of every day the coins of the fountain are cleaned out and donated to charity! What a great way to support both personal dreams and a local charity. Isn’t that great? Let me know if you'd like to learn more about this particular fountain!
Ciao-ciao! (The Italian version of bye-bye! Isn’t it cool that “Ciao” is used as both hello and goodbye?!)
Juliana
hi its a-a-ron that is cool that the coins are donated to a charity instead of workers keeping it for themselves
ReplyDeleteHey A-a-ron, I also think it's really cool! If the workers kept all that money for themselves, that would be pretty inconsiderate of them! Around 1.5 million Euros (equal to about 1.6 million US dollars) are tossed into the fountain every year!
DeleteWhat charities do they donate the coins to?
ReplyDeleteHi! All the coins, (around 1.5 million Euros, equal to about 1.6 million US dollars), are donated to a Rome-based religious Catholic charity titled Caritas. Caritas mission statement is "Ending poverty, promoting justice, and restoring dignity".
Delete*1.5 million Euros per year!!
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