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Published: July 16th 2011
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After a quick 2 hour flight from Athens and being met at the airport with a sign bearing our name (first time ever!), we were dropped off at our apartment in Rome. It wasn't too comforting that the driver was having trouble finding the place even with GPS, but it was late and we were too tired to care. We put an exhausted D to bed and Pat ran out and grabbed the equivalent of Roman fast food for dinner (pasta, but definitely nothing to write home about).
The next morning we regrouped, largely thanks to our forethought of bringing Greek coffee with us (FYI- if you fill a jelly jar with coffee grinds and put it in your carry-on bag be prepared to be stopped A LOT). I had to master another form of coffee making, this time sans explosion. As soon as we finished with the paperwork at the office, it stopped raining and we decided to make the walk to Trastevere. We had already been to Rome so we weren't in a hurry to see the big sights, but we had missed Trastevere on the other side of the Tiber.
On our way to Trastevere we
stopped at some of the random ruins along the way to play 'count the kitties' with Delaney. She loves her animals and would cry whenever we walked on to something else. Trastevere was very quiet compared to central Rome. The cobblestone streets were beautiful, but really we were looking forward to our first real Italian meal. We chose a place called Cassita (little house) based on our guidebook's recommendation. We were half starved and so excited by the thought of non-Greek food that we ordered enough for 4 large adults.
We started with classic Brushetta, then moved on to two pasta dishes (an Arribata and a Carbonara), then for our main course Pat had ox tail while I had the Ossobucco (marrow bone). This was Delaney's first go at real pasta dishes and she loved every minute of it (excuse the excessive pictures)! She's even learning to use a fork by herself. Of course, like a couple of idiots, we dressed her in a white shirt. She also loved the ox tail and marrow bone. If it's at a restaurant, she'll eat it!
After finishing our liter of wine, we decided to check out the Church of Saint
Mary of Trastevere. The outside of the church had an interesting palm tree motif going on, but the inside was truly impressive. Lots of gold leaf and a new way to get more of your money: Want to see the paintings a gold lit up? Put some Euros in the machine. Geez. Luckily someone else did it for us 😊
By that time, D was in a pasta coma so we made our way back to the apartment stopping by the forum and the 'wedding cake' building on our way. After nap time we walked to the Pantheon. Its amazing how much more crowded the city is in summer than in February! After fighting our way through the crowds we made our way to the Plaza Navona. Delaney enjoyed running around trying to pick up all the cigarette butts (a lifetime occupation) and dancing to an Asian one man band.
Since we had absolutely gorged ourselves for lunch, why not top it off with some gelato? Il Gelatone was very close to our apartment and has quite the reputation for gelato, sorbetto, soy ice cream, and various other vegan options. Even the small cones come with a choice
of three flavors. I decided to go with cappuccino, tira misu, and forest berry sorbetto. I figured letting D taste only the berry sorbetto was healthy, right? Unfortunately, it also made her look like she was in a toddler fight club.
For dinner, Pat decided to hit the pizza place directly across the street and ask for whatever they recommend. He came back with a super thin crust pizza topped with tuna fish, cheese, and onion. Interesting choice. It wasn't half bad, but certainly not what we were expecting 😊 The next day would be our last full day of our trip. It was had to believe the trip was coming to an end.
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