BrowsingRome Blogging about my experiences and sharing my thoughts about Rome, Italy and beyond
Last week, I was craving Indian food and we decided to try out an Indian restaurant in Rome which was listed in the SmartBox gift that we received. While we get a wide choice of different Italian food here in Rome, I have found it difficult to find good ethnic restaurants. A year ago, ... Read More »
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Easter Biscuits Decorating Course in Rome
April 7, 2011
Yes, Easter is here again and recently there has been a lot of interest in American cakes and cookies here in Rome. A friend of mine is organizing an easter biscuit decorating course here in Rome and if you are interested, please click here to download a pdf with more information (it’s in Italian). To ... Read More »
Top 5 Things To Do In Rome
March 9, 2011
A friend is coming over to Rome and asked if they would have enough time to see Rome in 3 days. I told them that you would need a week to really see Rome! This isn’t the first time I have had friends visiting Rome for a short trip and then heading to other cities ... Read More »
Authentic Japanese Restaurants in Rome
February 17, 2011
Yes! I have found good authentic Japanese restaurants in Rome. I love Japanese food but when I first moved to Rome and craved for Japanese food, I found there were mainly Chinese restaurants masquerading as Japanese restaurants. How do I know? Well, my knowledge of Mandarin is limited but when I step into a ‘Japanese’ restaurant ... Read More »
Chinese New Year celebrations in Rome
February 6, 2011
In general, Chinese New Year celebrations in Rome are very low key. This year, it was nice to hear that the Chinese Embassy organized some events at Piazza del Popolo. So we headed there to mainly see the lion dance performances. Thanks to the nice warm and sunny day, there was quite a nice crowd. ... Read More »
Settembrini
January 30, 2011
I was not kidding when I said my next few posts will be about food. Next up for us was Settembrini in the Prati area of Rome. We have read many reviews about this place and since it’s my sister’s last week in Rome, we decided that it was worth a visit. It was already ... Read More »
Urbana 47
January 23, 2011
That’s the name of this restaurant as well as their address. If you are a visitor in Rome and you are not residing in the Monti area, the easiest way to get here is to take Metro B and get off Cavour stop. My sister has been saying she wants to stop by this cafe ... Read More »
The other Roscioli in Rome
January 23, 2011
Ok, my next couple of posts will be about food as my sister will be leaving Rome next week. While many are familiar with the Roscioli in the center of Rome, there’s another one in Piazza Vittorio which is as good. A few days ago, we were looking for a place to have a very ... Read More »
Via dei Coronari, Rome
January 23, 2011
Last weekend, we headed to the center of Rome to look for a piece of furniture for the new house. My sister-in-law mentioned that she saw a antique Chinese shop on Via dei Coronari. As we went with the car, it took forever for us to find parking along Lungotevere and fortunately, when we did, ... Read More »
Ski slopes near Rome
January 16, 2011
I was excited when we decided that this weekend, we will try cross country skiing at a place that’s about 90 minutes from Rome. I wasn’t sure if there was snow for us to even do that as it’s been warmer than usual this week. After checking snow reports online, my husband said yes there’s ... Read More »