Rebecca recommended a local pizza place/stall to either eat or
grab a bite for later as it is one of her favorite pizza places… Pizza in Italy is not even close to the pizza
you see in the US so the topping choices are what i would call interesting but sometimes just amazing combinations. I chose a slice which
ended up being the size of a piece of paper in length and width- I had one
with Potato and Onion while Robert had Sausage, Onion and Mushroom. We have a snack set aside for later which is
a slice of Sausage and Broccoli for our bus ride to Sienna.
One of my favorite buildings so far was the Pantheon with
the rain poring through the oculus into the temple where Raphael is buried
along with many kings of Italy (including the last King). If we have time when we come back to Rome I
would love to make it back here to have a second look around.
As we were way behind on time and it would have been an hour
walk back to the hotel, so we suggested it might not be a bad idea to take taxi’s
back to the hotel… that suggestion was much appreciated as we would have been
an hour behind schedule if not. While
the group was heading out in taxi’s mom and I waited for Robert and Judy who
went off to seek a “smooth” cup of coffee (cappuccino) from a local café.
In route to Siena we made a stop at Fabro where there were
samples of chocolates, hazelnuts, olive oil, and other local delicacies that
provided quite a nice snack. Robert
loved the smoked cheese with olive jam on a cracker… between him and our guide
they may have ate most of the sample jar.
The ladies also found their way back to the sale of 50% off of scarves
where I picked up a light lavender shrug for 15 Euro.
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo
Piazza Navona
Pantheon
We will be coming back to Rome so more to come on this amazing city.
Pictures of Siena and Florence to come... need to call it a rest for tonight.
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