Dear Diary,
Our long anticipated tour is underway, and though we’ve only been together a couple of days, we have seen (and eaten) a lot! Some participants arrived to Rome a day or two early and thus were able to take in a few more sights and partake at a few more of my favorite eating spots.
Those who arrived early were treated to an enlightening visit at the Trionfale Market among other things. We were amazed at the wide variety of fresh fish available; some varieties of which we’d never seen before. Porcini mushrooms are in season and on beautiful display. We watched wine being dispensed from giants vats into individual bottles for home consumption for a mere one to three euros per liter. And I heard many comments about how beautiful and fresh all the produce looked and how healthy Italians must be as a result.
Our long anticipated tour is underway, and though we’ve only been together a couple of days, we have seen (and eaten) a lot! Some participants arrived to Rome a day or two early and thus were able to take in a few more sights and partake at a few more of my favorite eating spots.
Those who arrived early were treated to an enlightening visit at the Trionfale Market among other things. We were amazed at the wide variety of fresh fish available; some varieties of which we’d never seen before. Porcini mushrooms are in season and on beautiful display. We watched wine being dispensed from giants vats into individual bottles for home consumption for a mere one to three euros per liter. And I heard many comments about how beautiful and fresh all the produce looked and how healthy Italians must be as a result.
Though our time so far has been short, we’ve managed to eat a wide variety of foods. Pastas of course, but our Welcome Dinner was a Sicilian feast featuring a fantastic breaded seabass. Of course there has already been gelato galore, with many more surely to come. For our wines, we’ve been ordering inexpensive local wines as we eagerly await our wine adventures in Umbria. And espresso….Mmmmm.
And as far as sights go, we had a wonderful professionally guided tour of the Coliseum and Roman Forum yesterday. But we’ve also made stops at the Pantheon as well as several churches and museums. Today, we’re off to the Vatican museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica!
And what does tomorrow bring? Umbria! It’s time to leave Rome behind, board our private van and head out into the countryside. Our first stop will be the beautiful hill town of Orvieto. Can’t wait to get there….there’s supposed to be a food festival going on!
A Presto,
Irene
A Presto,
Irene
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