La Dolce Vita

Well, this is our second day in Rome, but today was the first day we were able to enjoy breakfast here at the Hotel.

I can say the reviews about the breakfast were absolutely correct. This is more than you usually get in Italy for breakfast.

There were at least four of five different kinds of cornetti – the Italian mini-croissant, lots of cereal, fresh fruit, even bacon and eggs, mini rolls, ham and cheese – I liked it very much.

This morning we were able to finally catch up with D&D who were redirected to Pisa yesterday – their airline told them it was due to the fact that Industrial Action took place in Rome. I did look at the Rome Airport Website yesterday and only one flight did not land between five and six – BA from Gatwick – all other flights made it on time – so we wonder if maybe something was wrong with the plane and BA only told them it was Industrial Action so that no none would claim compensation because the provided bus trip from Pisa to Rome took them another four hours.

We walked with D&D to the Colloseum together and then we went separate ways. We went to Torre Argentina via Metro and Bus – note to ourselves do not take the bus in Rome in Fall / Winter. It was way to warm and sticky and not nice at all.

J and I separated as he wanted to explore la feltrinelli while I went to Campo di Fiori to explore the fruit and vegetable market:

nice assortment of pumpkins as well as

fresh chilies and pomegranates and a lot of different other very nice looking items:

I met up with J at the bookstore, we bought a few things, went across the street to the cat sanctuary and walked across the Tiber bridge and went looking for a nice place for lunch.

We thought about the place we went to the last time we were in Rome and after about an hour walking though all those lovely little streets, we did find the place again:

Aristocampo – on their little board in front of the restaurant it says “we are against the war and against the tourist menu” – the Menu is usually in inexpensive way to satisfy your appetite as restaurant visits in Rome can be very expensive – however we opted for this tourist menu free place – as we remembered very good food. We were not disappointed.

After a very nice Bruschetta

we both enjoyed pasta and left room for great desert.

Tiramisú and Panna Cotta con Nutella

both very very nice.

After a coffee we continued to walk along the river ( can you see more rain just as the weather forecast predicted LOL )

to catch a tram back to our hotel.

Well either the tram line does not run on weekends or something was wrong with the electricity but there was yet another bus instead of the tram – ugh another busride – very unpleasant again – from now on it will be Metro only!

As J is taking a powernap I am typing this – we will meet up with D&D later tonight – as they ventured over to the Vatican today to do St Peters and the Sistine Chapel.

T