BrowsingRome Blogging about my experiences and sharing my thoughts about Rome, Italy and beyond
After a pleasant experience in Barcelona with Friendly Rentals, we opted again to rent a holiday apartment in Lisbon through them. This time around, arrangements were a bit different as a representative met us at the apartment instead of us going to an office to pick up the keys. For us, the apartment in Barcelona ... Read More »
Formal Italian Language: Vada a bordo cazzo
January 22, 2012
Formal Italian language sometimes puzzles me and the perfect example of this was the recent phrase that has got worldwide attention: Vada a bordo cazzo (Get back on board, damn it!). So much so that the t-shirts with these wording are becoming a hit. Most are familiar with this quote and if you are not, ... Read More »
Pizza in Rome: Pizzeria da Simone
January 19, 2012
It’s given that you can get some really good pizza in Rome. What Rome is well-known for is pizza al taglio or pizza by the slice. It’s not a slice of a round pizza but rather these pizza are rectangular and you can decide how big or small of a slice you want. You would ... Read More »
Missed Flight to Lisbon: Almost!
January 17, 2012
With gazillion miles under my belt, I would never have thought that I could make such a stupid mistake. We had booked the train journey to the airport and looking at the various arrival time at the airport, we chose one that left at 6.40am and got into Fiumicino at 7.19am. The flight leaves at ... Read More »
Things To Do in Lisbon and more
January 15, 2012
While planning our trip to Lisbon, I found out there were tons of things to do in Lisbon and trying to fit everything in 3 days was just impossible. After my trip to Lisbon, I would say that Lisbon is a hidden gem in Europe as the city has so much to offer and at ... Read More »
Chinese New Year Event in Rome 2012
January 14, 2012
Huge disappointment. That’s how I feel about this year’s Chinese New Year event that’s taking place in Piazza del Popolo this afternoon. It is a four-hour event that culminates with fireworks at about 6.15pm. Why the disappointment? For me, the only sense of Chinese New Year in Rome is this event and the reason I ... Read More »
Favorite Bakery in Rome: Regoli
January 13, 2012
While I was writing the post on Sicilia e duci, it dawned on me that I have never written a post on my favorite bakery in Rome – Regoli. Even before we moved to Rome and would be here just for the holidays, we would stop by this bakery. Along with a few other places ... Read More »
Off the beaten path: The Park of Aqueducts
January 11, 2012
This is a guest post written by Agnes from understandingrome.com and I want to thank her for this insightful post as it was also an eye-opener for me. If you want to go off the beaten path, this would be a fascinating tour. In 312 BC the censor Appius Claudius decided to harness the natural ... Read More »
Browsing Rome with Agnes
January 9, 2012
My name’s Agnes Crawford, I’m originally from London. I graduated with an M.A. in Architectural History from Edinburgh University in 1999, and didn’t know what to do next so came to Rome to do a CELTA (English Language teaching course) and have a think. Nearly 12 years later I’m still here. I’m licenced as a ... Read More »
Senate Stenographer Paid As Much As King of Spain
January 6, 2012
I have always known those in the political circle here in Italy are well paid. I just didn’t know how well paid they are until I read this article. Shocking but with so many things in Italy, it’s no really a surprise to hear that a stenographer makes €290,000 a year. [Read more…] Read More »