So, I've been a little lazy about this blog business and have chosen to sleep instead of blogging the last few nights. ha. Here's what went down:
Day 2 in Roma:
I started the day soaked in sweat, lovely. Apparently no one was joking when they said how HOT Rome can be. Attached to our hostel is an outdoor patio where breakfast is served, WiFi is free and the people watching is plentiful. I have decided that apart from noting my experience amid the ancient history and splendor of Rome, I am planning on using this blog to describe my favorite meals of the day. Also, I have been making daily goals. So far these goals have been focused on food items that I REALLY want to consume. My goal for Day 2 was scoring the best gelato in town. Around the corner from the Pantheon my mission was completed. I enjoyed a cup of dark chocolatey/liquery, pineapple/white chocolate, cafe and raspberry (with seeds, yum) gelato. A word for the wise-- even though gelato in a cone looks SO good avoid the temptation. The warm weather of Rome melts gelato in literally .5 seconds.
Nick, Peter and I were joined by some more people from the program and decided to show them around. ha... yea. After spending about 30 hours in Rome I already feel like an expert of bus route 40/64, the underground, navigating maps/streets and asking pleasant looking locals for directions. We wandered through the Pantheon, using Nick as our tour guide (he's doing an independent presentation on it) and enjoyed piecing together the transition of a pagan temple to a Catholic church. Truly, Rome is full of juxtapositions. Literally standing side-by-side, the Pantheon and McDonalds create an atmosphere of contrast between the ancient civilization and modernity coexisting in one environment. For dinner, a group of six of us (Nick, Maggie, Peter, Erin, Melanie, me!) strolled along the streets to find a nice little Italian joint. I have decided the best strategy in ordering is asking the waiter/waitress for their personal recommendation. I have found that although the meals aren't exactly what I would usually order-- I have not been disappointed yet. For dinner, I ordered spaghetti with a treasure trove of sea food. There were literally tiny squid (tentacles included), mussels, butter clams and shrimp in their shells. It was absolutely DELICIOUS. I forced Peter and Nick to help me finish... it was WAY too good to leave behind. That pretty much sums up Day 2.
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Mayme. Thanks for day two tour. Love reading your blog! Great writing! Nicks a wonderful tour leader isn't he? Watch out, he and I have no real sense of direction. When he was 5 his Uncle Duck took Nick and his brother Chris - then 2 to Toys R Us. Duck is from Minnesota and had no idea where he was going. Being that Nick was 5, Duck thought he'd listen to Nicks directions, all the while Chris was telling him to turn the other way. Needless to say they got lost and Duck realized he should have listened to Chris from the beginning. Nick also delivered pizzas one summer (before GPS days) ask him about those days! Some pizzas were delivered quite late and consequently Nick's tips were not always the best. Those are my words to the wise. He is fun and can always find his way, and in the mean time you may visit some side streets, or places you might not have traveled so enjoy the backroads. You never know if you don't go, you'll never shine, if you don't glow! (great song in the day). Enjoy, great seeing you today
I love a good treasure trove of seafood, I hope you ate the tentacles! I am sweating my face off too, just only have the woodmen tower to look at...ya Rome, boo Omaha! Glad you are having fun! love you
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