Some of my favorite spots...

Someone told me that I spent a lot of time talking about food. I spend even more time eating it! Here are just a few of my favorite places to grab a meal or quick treat.

Giolitti's is a gelateria (gelato = ice cream) that is literally right next to my apartment. (Pic 1) I ate it almost 5 times a week. I ate chocolate and hazelnut almost every time!


Da Francesco is a local place where I would get some fresh mozzarella, prosciutto and foccacia to start. Then some pasta with cream and gorgonzola cheese. Maybe a little grilled meat and veggies and top it off with chocolate mousse. (Pic 2)






Da Baffetto's is a popular pizza spot that makes the thin, thin Roman style pizza with crunchy burned edges. Yum! They are only open at night and only does pizza. The line is always hanging out the door! The owners are known to be grumpy to the patrons but were usually sweet to me. (Pic 3)








Cul de Sac was my favorite enoteca where we would dine on various meats, cheeses, pate's etc. Their wines were popular too. (Pic 4)






To curb my sweettooth I would sometimes take home mixed pastries from La Deliziosa. Overall the pastries in Rome weren't sweet enough for my American palate....with the exception of Milan. (Pic 5)








Acchiappafantasmi (translates as ghostbusters) served up some my favorite spicy Italian food from the region of Calabria I think. (Pic 6) One of my favorites was the Strozzapreti (which means priest strangler)....sorry Fr. Peter. (smile)





Meganne treated me to a wonderful home cooked lunch on a beautiful terrace before I had to leave. (Pic 7)








Here is me with a full belly enjoying the view. (Pic 8)

I was in St. Mary Major and snapped this shop of the Gian Lorenzo Bernini and family tomb. It was very inconspicuous...I almost missed it. (Pic 9)

The other day I turned the corner from my apartment and stumbled upon a show...The Passion of Christ According to Bernini at Palazzo Incontro. The show included paintings and sculptures by Bernini and others from his school. I definitely prefer Bernini's sculptures over his paintings.

I would have to say some of my very favorite things during my stay in Italy are my digital camera and the internet!!! Plane, train and bus tickets were appreciated too!