V is for Vagabond: Rome

Monday, December 20, 2010

Rome Food

I was on the run my whole time in Rome, I was blitzing all the sites, so I really didn't have time to sit down and enjoy a really nice meal. I also wasn't really dressed for it as I only had my travel clothes with me and it seemed like everyone in Rome dressed up a little bit. As it turns out I ended my trip way under my budget, waaaaaaaaay under budget. I really should have had nicer food but... I guess that will have to wait for next time. At least I had gelato and pizza (this is for tourists) like every day.

I didn't end up getting pictures of all my food... which is too bad as most of these are crappy foods except the gelato.

My first gelato.. i didn't know you could get additional flavors so I paid for 3 flavors and got 1: strawberry.

Old Bridge, a famous gelataria near the Vatican.

Old Bridge

Old Bridge again.... yes I went back.

Frigidarium.... not famous but yummy.

Gelato from San Crispino, considered the best gelato in Rome. They do not have cones because they believe cones are not sanitary. Flavors are: zabaione, pistachio and honey.

I went back for seconds like right after I finished the first... lemon sorbet and grape.

Pasta from Dino and Tony

Dino and Tony

Dino and Tony - Antipasta

Some cheap pizza I ate while running around Rome.

Some balsamic vinegar I got

pizzeria da baffeto

McDonalds, tried this cuz it's not sold state side.

A sandwich I got while waiting for the bus to leave the catacombs.

Quick breakfast

McDonalds again, tried it cuz this is not sold state side.

pizza near the train station...

Sunday, December 19, 2010

A few random pictures of Rome

Here's a few random pictures I took.

Castel Sant Angelo.

Campo de Fiori at the end of the open air market. Executions used to happen here during Roman times.

That nun walking off was checking out lingerie, hilarious.

This is the lingerie the nun was checking out. What does a nun need lingerie for? Underwear sure, but sexy underwear? That seems wrong.

Piazza del Quirinale

Shopping carts in Rome. They had the ones we are accustom to as well.

There are cameras everywhere on the streets of Rome.

Fontana di Trevi. Throw a coin over your shoulder and you're supposed to return to Rome sometime.

boxers for tourists

This older lady here was beeped twice by Italian drivers. It's customary for Italian men to beep at women they find attractive. Italian men are very aggressive. I suppose Italian women are used to it because this lady seemed to not even notice it. Tourist women on the other hand seem to find this annoying. The Korean architect student I met was so afraid of Italian men she stopped going out at night. An Italian man had asked to kiss her and she refused; she was now scared. I felt bad for her and we went out for dinner later, but before that she had just been staying inside every night. To avoid this women should wear dark sunglasses and use headphones to pretend to not hear anything. You don't have to turn on any music, just give the appearance of not listening.