Arrivederci Roma!

Arrivederci Roma!

Dear all,

we had a wonderful time in beautiful Italy but now it's time for us to say Goodbye as we are transfered to Peru.

I'm writing this with mixed feelings, I'm sad to leave Rome but looking forward for new and exciting challenges in Lima.
Anyhow, we will continue our journey with culinary, styling and travel adventures from a new city in a new continent.
I will be back with a new  post in about 2 weeks , until then - take care.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon :)

Here is a little "Best Of" from our stay in Bella Italia, hope you enjoy it!

 An incredible variety of chilies in all shapes and with striking colors at display at a roman market.

Evening light at Ponte Milvio

Roman Broccoli

If there is a  beauty queen amongst winter vegetables the title would certainly go to the exotic and elegant looking roman broccoli.

 A Lion Fountain dating back to roman times and still working and watching over the city.

 Solving the parking problem, eternal as the city, a la romana.

Breakfast at my "little bar at the corner".

Packing..... our apartment in total chaos!

 At the Flower Market, combining flowers and vegetables  in  beauitful compositions.

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Rome: Life as such

One of the institutions of Rome is "The Little Bar At The Corner"

Every Roman has a favorite one, and everybody goes to have breakfast there. For Italians, family life is of greatest importance so they have Lunch (if work permits) and dinner with the family, but breakfast belongs to the little Bar. An Italian Bar is actually a Café, that opens early in the morning and closes around 7pm. The place is always crowded, people ususally take their coffee standing at the Bar, nobody takes the time to sit down. Ah, and its also much cheaper that way!

 People usually know each other at such places and the Bar is like a mini newspaper for the area you live in. All important (and unimportant) events are discussed there with passion and it's very important to leave a "gorgeous impression" (in Italian: Fare una bella figura), dressing well and looking chic and cool. Which sometimes even means wearing your designer sunglasses after sunset :)

Breakfast consists of a capuccino, a cornetto (croissant) and -the luxury version- freshly squeezed orange juice. The variety of tramezzini (Sandwiches) is unbelievable, just see for yourself:

Italians have an incredible sense of style and color that even reflects in the "design" of sandwiches.

I suppose visiting your little Bar is more pleasant than a meeting with your psyciatrist and does often the same job: After the visit you feel so much better.

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Picture Of The Week

One size fits all???

This giant, nearly 2000 year old hand is part of what was once a colossal statue of the roman emperor Constantine the Great (AD 285-AD 337). If you look at the hand of the visitor you get an idea of the real proportions.

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