Around the clock in Europe; a travel-sequence . ^ ^ .^4 T. I*?!- ROME, THE PIAZZA DI SPAGNA ROME 91 manage to make both ends meet, with such a superiorattraction at hand. It is certainly one of the mostcharming nooks in Rome. A heavy golden sunshineglorifies, at this hour, the broad reach of the SpanishSteps, themselves quite as wide as the square, thatsweep between picturesque parapets like a yellowcascade from the terraces of the church at S. Trinitade Monte to the boat-shaped fountain in the piazzabelow. About them, drowsy, dusty, Old-World housessupply a pleasant background of soft color,
Around the clock in Europe; a travel-sequence . ^ ^ .^4 T. I*?!- ROME, THE PIAZZA DI SPAGNA ROME 91 manage to make both ends meet, with such a superiorattraction at hand. It is certainly one of the mostcharming nooks in Rome. A heavy golden sunshineglorifies, at this hour, the broad reach of the SpanishSteps, themselves quite as wide as the square, thatsweep between picturesque parapets like a yellowcascade from the terraces of the church at S. Trinitade Monte to the boat-shaped fountain in the piazzabelow. About them, drowsy, dusty, Old-World housessupply a pleasant background of soft color, and thecrystal-clear Italian sky spreads above like a cathedraldome. The flower market is the crowning touch, with aflood of fragrant blooms welling over the lower steps andrimming the fountain edge in brilliant hues of purpleRoman anemones, orange wallflowers, white narcissus,golden daffodils, snowy gardenias, violets, camelias,hyacinths, mignonettes, and every fair and odorousblossom. A lovely, sunny, fragrant spot—this Piazzadi Spagna; a place to dr
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