We now know the word ‘domani’. Our new word of the day is ‘doppo domani’ meaning day after tomorrow. We know this new word because this is when we go see our new best friends again, the Tax ID people. Today, the subway ride, bus trip and walking to the office took about 40 minutes – we got on the subway going the right way, and we knew where we were going. Got our number after about a 15 minute wait in the line. We didn’t have to wait too long to see our person. She got yesterday’s papers that Andy filled out. Unfortunately, Andy had put initial C in the box marked for sex….thinking that was where her middle initial went. So, we got chewed out in Italian, of which we understood nothing but the tone. Then she pulls up the application on the computer…and yesterday’s paperwork is still in process. So, she told us to come back tomorrow…domani. But we explained we were going to the Villa Borghese tomorrow and would be back ‘doppo domani’ on Friday. She told us to come straight to her…no line and no number…see I told you we were new best friends!
Left there and had a lunch at a good Chinese place. It’s amazing how reasonable restaurant food is in the suburbs with no tourists around.
We met a beautiful dog named Penelope walking with her mistress. Due to lack of a ball, she had a huge pine cone in her mouth. She was quite proud of that pine cone.
We got to the market in time today to buy chicken, hamburger patties, olives, eggs, carrots and salmon. The salmon is marinating in olive oil, capers, garlic and rosemary. Will have it tonight with potatoes, red bell peppers and onions sautéed together.
Yesterday, near the Tax Office we saw a church dedicated to the Virgin of,Guadalupe…the patroness of Mexico. Unfortunately, it,was closed. I would have liked to have seen the interior. Maybe it will be open doppo domani. Something besides the interior of the tax office.
One thing I am noticing…when I start to speak to people in Italian, they fire back in such rapid Italian that they seem to think I’m a native born speaker. And I usually can catch one word in 10…it will get better….