Rome: Likes and Dislikes

Eight things I loved about Rome:
1) Gelato. It's so much better than ice cream. Plus if you go to the right place, they give you whipped cream on top for free!

2) Water spigots. You never have a problem finding somewhere to fill up your water bottle or wash some fruit.

3) Markets. I love all the choices you get, and the relationship you can develop with the owner of the stall. Plus they're everywhere, so fresh fruit is never far away. It makes me want to go to farmer's markets back home. Plus it's all dirt cheap. This is related to...

4) Fresh produce. It really does taste better. The tomatoes are amazing; the peaches and apples are excellent; the zucchinis are small and beautiful.

5) Prosecco. So tasty!

6) The people. It's so easy to make friends with market vendors and shop owners.

7) Cappuccinos. Cheap and delicious.

8) Churches suddenly emerging in front of you. Rome's streets are so old and twisted that you can't see major landmarks until all of a sudden...THERE THEY ARE. No new buildings have been built in the city for decades.


Six things I didn't like so much in Rome:
1) The heat. I'm not a huge fan of high temperatures, and although we really lucked out and the temperature didn't get much above 93 degrees or so, it was still a pain to be sticky all the time.

2) The water. It tastes different, more minerally. I definitely miss Seattle water.

3) Some street vendors. Some are OK, but others are really pushy and annoying, getting in your way when you're trying to talk and have already said you don't want to buy anything.

4) Consistent Internet in our apartment (lack thereof). How many people will be able to get on? How long will it be up? How fast will it be? Nobody knows.

5) Lots of people at all the major landmarks. Sometimes the crowds can get you down.

6) Cobblestones. They're so hard on your feet/legs.


If I think of more likes and dislikes later, I'll add them.