Travel

Lunch today was at Sapori Di Roma.  I had the gnocchi cacio e pepe while Julie tried the prosciutto pizza.  I couldn't resist finishing off with a slice of tiramisu.

Stopped for a bite and a caffiene fix at a little spot called Al 28 Bistrot.  First time that communication was a challenge as the worker didn't speak much english and we don't speak much italian, but somehow we made it work. 

I'm not usually a big cappuccino drinker, but this one was really good.

A few interesting finds on our roaming session

Visited the Spanish Steps while we were walking this morning.

Took a morning walk over to Trevi Fountain.  They were busy sweeping up the coins, so noone was allowed down next to the fountain yet.

For dinner we found Ristorante Turati.  When we were looking at the menu, i didnt realize i was given one with english and Julie was given one in all italian.  She had me so confused when she said she didn't know what was in something.  I couldn't figure out for a moment which word she struggled with - peppers, tomatoes, or chicken!  I guess it is easier to see it in a language you understand.

Recommended by a local we chatted with while he was walking his chihuahua.

Pasqualino Al Colosseo dal 1956- Trattoria Romana

Walked to the colosseum today and the line was hours long to try to get inside so we opted for an outside view instead.

The trip started out with a 30 minute delay leaving Chicago but our pilot did his best race car driver impression and got us to Rome 20 minutes ahead of our scheduled landing.  Long travel day -- Indy to Chicago by car then 9 hours flying followed by 40 minutes on the train to get to the hotel a few hours ahead of checking in.  The good news is they held our bags so we could explore.  Last check was almost 11,000 steps in just a few hours.  My american feet are not used to this!

For anyone curious, O'Hare to Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino is only 4,963 miles