1) Rome seems to be the most trusting city in the world! No one ever checked our tickets on the bus or Metro, we simply walked on and walked off. Also, at Palatine Hill we got our free tickets (with the handy Roma Pass) and went into the gate, and kept going, and going, and going... No one ever checked to see if we even had tickets! We could have just walked in, if we were slightly less honest people. :)
2) Osvaldo. He owns the pizza place just down the street from where we stay, and he makes some good stuff! Our current favorite is a sandwich on ciabatta bread, with just tomato, fresh mozzarella, and leafy greens. I'm sure there's some olive oil too. He's gotten used to seeing us, and Andrew has some conversations with him...in Italian! (My husband is a genius.)
3) This city is easy to navigate. There are several buses and only 2 metro lines, and they all stop at the Colosseum. At each bus stop, there are signs with the numbers of the buses that stop there. It also lists all the stops that bus has made and will make, so if you know your stop, it's very easy to find a bus! We like this city!
oh, you are making me want to go to rome.
ReplyDeletewe had a great time with you both on sunday. hopefully we'll see each other again soon.