Super Nona! Laura will be leaving us at 3:30 AM later this evening. So we wanted to do a smaller excursion to the Trastevere neighborhood. We almost did not make it as no Ubers would show up, the busses were on a "modified" schedule and the cabbie that we managed to find, told us that he could not take us there. We immediate took out the google machine and translated feverously. As this was Sunday and we were in Europe, there was a massive disruption to the city of Rome in the form of a bicycle race. The trauma of the Bologna marathon was still fresh in our minds, but this disruption still snuck up on us. We translated back and forth and managed a compromise where the taxi driver would take us to St Peters. We would walk the remaining 15 minutes. We jumped into the cab and off we went. As we got closer to St Peters, the traffic picked up and we prepared to hike in the heat. However to everyone's surprise the traffic tunnel was open and we quickly scooted into it. The taxi driver let out a happy chirp and in a few minutes he was dropping us off in the Trastevere neighborhood. We had fun and found some narrow streets where the laundry was hanging out to dry. Lunch, some shopping and a gelato rounded off the day.
A busy day in the Trastevere
Very fortified doors
Old city streets
We liked the looks of this restaurant
But highly rated restaurants with lines out front did are hard to get in
When families with babies and two tops get seated before us , we leave for another place
So we walked a bit further and found this place
Cozy and small
Fully stocked
A mix of the new and the old
Old wine that is
None of the plates matched each other
Rouges gallery
Even the placemats were one of a kind
I got the grilled mixed seafood
Leslie got he zuccini flowers and the artichokes Roman style
Peppers, cheese and pasta for Laura
A fine lunch
A lady of many hats
ll the bucket hats you would never wear
This church was nice
A gilded row of noteables
The floor on the inside
Just as nice as the floors
Behind the altat
A delightful layout
Various remnants
Bits and pieces
Grafitti
Lost soldiers
Groovy
Classic styling
A rounded building
A fancy couple
I replaced this hat
Big guys
Eyes that is, big eyes
Ice cream sushi at the gelato store
A mural project
Butterflies
A shop selling Murano glass
We picked up a few items
A classic Italian spire
Another giant Nana
A spooky sculpture
Laundry hanging!
Grrrrrr!
This is a very overgrown vine
It really cooled down the ally
More creative grafitti
Gu-tang?
It looks like a woodcut
Banana lady
We stood at this taxi stand and after three other groups, one line jumper, we got a taxi. But the driver needed 30 Euro to take us home. The Uber app priced the ride as 32 Euro so I said sold!
We have made it home
So many blooms
