I really do like the places we’re going. I can (and I do) appreciate a beautiful church. San Giovanni in Laterano for instance. The statues of the disciples, the symbolism, the floors, the ceiling. And then the history underneath San Clemente? You can’t take a step in this city without stumbling upon something really, really important it seems. But, my expectations are still kept at a minimum. If Anders falls asleep in the stroller forcing me to plop down on a pew and guard with the stroller while the rest of them head downstairs to the base floor of some fabulous church lest we wake the baby (never wake the baby), then so be it. I may not get to see it all, but I get the extra piece of bruschetta and that last glug of wine as payment!
After checking Google Maps, Trip Advisor, and Steve’s agenda, I came up with Da Enzo. Italian restaurants are funny. You can’t judge a book by its cover, nor can you judge a restaurant’s food by the interior of the place is what I mean. It can appear like a little hole in the wall, the ambience can be so-so, and bam! Here’s a plate of sloppy burrata, diced tomatoes, a bowl of carbonara with the-perfect-thickness bites of pancetta and yolky sauce and it’s delicious. That’s true in places besides Italy but I find it’s especially common here. Ambience can be whatever, but it really isn’t a reflection of the food. Another example: Steve and I both had the most delicious bowls of barley soup yesterday at a roadside cafe that was no fancier than a 7-11 on the inside. A drizzle of olive oil in our soup and everything.
So I guess the moral of this story is try everything because you just never know. The other moral is try Da Enzo. The food is delicious.
This has absolutely nothing to do with your amazing trip (I've LOVED following along!) but where did you get the cloth headband thingy's you wear all the time? My husband and I are heading to Vietnam next week and I think they'd be a lifesaver for my hair aka the pictures! I'm so glad you're having such a wonderful trip and that the kids are being such great sports!
I think food would have to be the best part of most trips, like and the sights of course. But food is right up there.
We just got back from Rome at the end of August! Loved the city so much, and I agree, the hole-in-the-wall restaurants are EVERYTHING. If you're near the Spanish Steps, try Life Ristorante. It's in a very touristy area obviously, but the restaurant doesn't feel like all the others and the service is totally amazing 🙂 We had the most wonderful dinner there!
My husband is a Historian so we travel much the same way. He plans the sites to see and I plan the food to eat. It's pretty great.
WHOA NOW, is that actually Lindsey with you in that top photo?? I can't believe how old she looks! I guess that's what happens when you creep on someone's family via the internet for four years…
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