Trevi fountain + gelato

11/3/11

Well, on our first night in Roma, we found the best gelato in the world. Not bad huh? It's adjacent to  the Trevi fountain (first one on the left).  Now the secret is out but that's the risk I have to take. Florence boasts the best gelato in the world and they have stiff competition. Let's start this blog at the beginning...with the sardine sandwich.

Justin and I were up at 0630 to make sure we made it to the Orly airport on time. We had to take a bus and since we hadn't before, we we're a little worried. 0630 is early. Especially if you go to bed at 1:30. I was so proud of Justin, he found the bus stop, the right metro, etc. We got back, had breakfast at the hotel and bid au revoir to our city of lights.

After conquering the rubics cube that is Orly airport and a short, turbulent plane ride later, we were here. We stopped for lunch and I mistook moderella (or something like it) for mozzerella. Not the same...not at all. I kept thinking the weird taste was eggplant, until my second-to-last bite, when i opened the chibatta bread and saw a tiny little headless fish. I didn't barf but only because i didn't want to taste the fish again. 

Off we went, we hopped a train to downtown Rome. It was getting dark and we were a little nervous. The area surrounding the train tracks looked a bit like what we imagine the Gaza strip to look like. It was desolate and graffiti covered. We walked 20 minutes pulling all our luggage to our hotel. At that point, we were wanting to turn back for Paris :) but we finally made it. The hotel room is larger but more simplistic than our last. We do have a beautiful balcony overlooking the courtyard. 

We dumped our bags and made our way to the Trevi fountain. You could hear the water rushing before you see it. We rounded a corner and there is was. Just magnificent! We got real pizza from a real Roman and ate dinner in front of the fountain. Like every visitor should, we threw coins over our shoulder, into the fountain. It is good luck and is supposed to ensure you return to Rome on day. I did it once before and look...i'm back! Pictures and video to come. After pistachio and chocolate gelato, we decided to call this perfect evening a night. 

We're back in our hotel now. Going to rest up before the Colosseum and ancient Rome in the morning. Tomorrow afternoon is Justin's next surprise! Can't wait!