Too many tourists

After the Pantheon we were exhausted and hot, but wanted to push on because we didn't want to miss a thing. We walked to the east through what looked like quaint little walkways or back alleys. To the Romans though, they just continued to be roads with cars going everywhere. But the size of the crowd began to get us down. These little boulevards looked like the Fan Zone at Kyle Field before an Aggie football game. There was hardly room to walk.
Hot and tired we continued to find relief in the many churches along the way. Each one was so incredible. When we finally arrived at the Trevi Fountain, we just couldn't believe the mass of humanity we found. It was so crowded that we had to wait our turn to even get close enough to see the fountain itself, much less get close enough to throw in our three coins. We finally did get close enough and sat and took in the beauty along with several hundred (or thousand) of our newfound fellow tourists.
By now we were really overheated and tired. Not a good way to end Day 2. On we marched toward home (and it had now become a forced march). Where we were there wasn't any "mass transit." We could only walk. When we did get back to St. Mary of the Snow at the top of the main drag leading to our little apartment, we were hungry. We quickly found a sidewalk pizzeria (they are everywhere); sat down; and since we had pizza the night before, ordered a calzone. We were a little smarter this night and only ordered one and split it. While we both could have eaten more, it was more than enough.
We were now refreshed and ready for more, but realized it was 9:00. So, we headed home, but stopped for some more gelato - you can never have too much gelato. After we got home and cleaned our bodies and washed and hung up the clothes, it was almost midnight. What a great day though. We were tired, but it was a good tired.
Tomorrow Assisi.