After walking the whole day on hot cobblestones, our feet were tired and sore and upon stumbling across a little fountain decorated with stone turtles, we decided to dip our feet in. It was amazing. The water was the perfect temperature, very cool and refreshing on our poor tired feet! We stayed there for a long time, until we had to get back to the Rome Center to help Haley set up for a movie showing.
We had dinner in Trastevere, a very lively neighborhood across the river from Campo de Fiori where we are staying. The restaurant, La Taverna della Scala, is where I had my first real Italian tiramisu' two years ago. This time for dinner I had the risotto with asparagus and re-lived my tiramisu' experience from before...still the best I've had! Haley, Adriana, and I stayed chatting and drinking wine at our sidewalk table until we were literally kicked out around midnight. Then we took a walk from Trastevere to Campo de Fiori across the Ponte Sisto (Sisto Bridge) where we stayed for awhile watching a live band playing on the middle of the bridge. We then walked to Piazza Navona and then back to Campo de Fiori while trying to escape from these scary French men who were trying desperately to get us to have to a drink with them. In Campo we met a group of hilarious Italian boys fresh out of high school, who cracked us up with their crazy and immature shenanigans for the rest of the evening until we finally returned to Haley's apartment to go to bed at 4:30 am. Whew! Like I said, this is the life.... : ) pictures coming soon!
Ciao, Maria
1 comment:
haha.... i know EXACTLY which little fountain with the turtles you are talking about (ok maybe not exactly...but i'm pretty sure!)
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