Continuing our night walk through Rome on our last night in the city …
From the Pantheon, we continued through the narrow streets … looking for the Trevi Fountain.
You can hear it before you see it. …. You can hear you’re getting close to a crowd of some kind, and … is that water I hear?
Then you turn the corner and see ….
From Rick Steves:
The Trevi Fountain shows how Rome took full advantage of the abundance of water brought into the city by its great aqueducts. This watery Baroque avalanche was completed in 1762 by Nicola Salvi, hired by a pope who was celebrating the reopening of the ancient aqueduct that powers it. Salvi used the palace behind the fountain as a theatrical backdrop for the figure of “Ocean,” who represents water in every form. The statue surfs through his wet kingdom – with water gushing from 24 spouts and tumbling over 30 different kinds of plants – while Triton blows his conch shell.
From Rick Steves:
The magic of the square is enhanced by the fact that no streets directly approach it. You can hear the excitement as you approach, and then – bam! – you’re there. The scene is always lively, with lucky Romeos clutching dates while unlucky ones clutch beers. Romantics toss a coin over their shoulder thinking it will give them a wish and assure their return to Rome.
OK. I know that sounds a little silly and superstitious. … but Rick Steves always does it – so Andrew and I did too. We can’t WAIT to go back!
For dinner, we decided to actually open up the guidebook to the ‘eating’ section and find something a little bit nicer for our last dinner ….
and we came upon Ristorante Pizzeria Sacro e Profano (Sacred and Profane). This restaurant fills an old church with some fun and a bit exotic dishes.
Ahi-wrapped Zucchini (appetizer)
Grilled veggies
(Amy’s) shells in meat sauce (it was REALLY rich mmmm ….. )
(Andrew’s) Wild Boar (with asparagus covered in cheese on the side)
Well worth our little splurge 
…. such a great way to end our trip. We probably should have eaten inside (it was pretty cold), but still the BEST. One of my favorite meals on the trip.
The end of the last night.
We walked back through Rome to our bed and breakfast, and fell asleep with the alarm set for something atrocious like 6am.
So I want to know how Andrew liked the wild boar. The fountain is gorgeous and I think you should frame the pics of you and Andrew throwing the coins over your shoulder and hang them side-by-side somewhere. Very fun! They would make a great conversation starter.