When we arrived in Rome, we were met by two gentlemen who were our drivers to the apartment. They took our bags up to the 2nd floor – thank goodness, because they were so heavy. When I checked in at the airport, I was told my big bag was 15lbs overweight. So I took out 15 pounds of stuff and put it in my small carryon suitcase and backpack. Both were already full, but never underestimate my packing talents if it will save me $60!
The drivers dropped us off at Borgo Vittorio 27 and tried to get the key to work. Thank goodness I had seen the apartment in May, because I knew he wasn’t at the right address. I walked down a bit, and saw 27A which is our building. We got in and our leasing lady came and gave us our keys and showed us most of the stuff in our flat.
I took the small bedroom and am very happy in it. Good bed and great pillows. I slept until noon. Andy was up early and puttered until she went out to explore at noon. When she came back, we went to eat lunch. She had eggplant Parmesan and I had pasta with a big blob of soft cheese. Both very good. The little restaurant will be a favorite, I think. Everything made fresh daily, about 5 items on the menu and very good. We walked around and did a bit of shopping to stock our pantry. Vinegar and oil, garlic, salt, etc. We have nice little grocery marts near our flat, and many nice restaurants. Hair salons, shoe store, Thai massage place, post office, gelato, and kitchen appliance store. We are trying to find a crock pot, but no luck so far.
We bought a wall clock, so we might know what time it is…our phones and iPad are still on US time. Strange.
I think I will do some cooking for our dinner tomorrow. Pasta sauce with Italian sausage.
Hope all is well at home. It is chilly here but not really cold.
Buona Notte! Good night.