Today was our last full day in Rome.
We finally made it to the fresh market across the street from our bed and breakfast. It was fun and exciting to interact with all of the fruit and meat vendors. I'm glad we had three days of italian under our belt or the whole experience would have been way too overwhelming. We walked away with some fantastic fruit, and the makings for some caprese salads and salami and cheese sandwiches. YUM!
After packing a home made lunch, we ventured out to the Borghese Gallery & Villa, followed up with a few -ah - interesting? churches (bones, weddings, etc, we'll post pictures later), then a nice relaxing stop at the Pza del Popolo.
We've stumbled across some more great experiences today - art exists on every corner (i.e. Church of Maria del Popolo... Bernini's and Carvevaggio's are literally HIDDEN in corners. Plus, we had a quasi- celebrity sighting from a wine bar in the Pza del Popolo... we didn't know who the guy was, but italians were flocking to take pictures with him. Very exciting stuff.
After a little downtime, we wrapped up our Roman adventure with a night in Trastevere at a great restaurant off the beaten path. Great food, memorable experience. Then a walk around the hoping night life with the local Romans out on the town on a Friday night (seriously, I don't know how these women do cobble stones in such rediculous heels!!). Now, back to home base for a good night sleep before starting all over tomorrow.
After three sweltering, non-stop days in Roma, we're getting ready to depart for Florence. We have had a great time here... actually, better than I thought we would have, but we've seen what we wanted, and are ready for our next adventure. Firenze - we're coming for you!
Buona Sera. xoxo L&P
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