Ok, I’m officially back! What I didn’t mention in my earlier post is that we missed our flights back from Italy :( It was a bit of a disaster – our tickets were non refundable etc and so we were only able to find flights back the next evening at a ridiculously expensive price. It also meant we missed two full days that I was hoping to spend working on a project…now I am finally caught up!
But, it didn’t take away at all from the gorgeous time we had. Such a beautiful, relaxing holiday! Full of some of the best things in life – spending time with family, great food, great coffee, great wine, great ice cream! So, if you don’t mind indulging me … let’s visit Italy here for a few days!
We were in Rome for even less than a day, so I used the
Rome Guide from Design*Sponge which led us to the place many said to us whad the best coffee in Italy)!
Angela Liguori - who wrote the Rome Guide says "One of the best cafes in Rome without any doubt is Sant’ Eustachio, established in 1938, in Piazza Sant’ Eustachio, 82, from where you can also see one of the most amazing baroque cupola: San Ivo alla Sapienza, by Francesco Borromini. The caffe` has the most creamy, full-experience espresso, with authentic floor mosaics and interiors from the 1930’s." The Rome Guide also led us to Giolitti - Mmmm - the gelati was amazing! Angela writes that "everytime I’m in Rome, any time of the year, I always go to Giolitti, for the best gelato. Giolitti has a huge variety of flavors, all exceptionally good, on Via Uffici del Vicario, 40, near the Parliament; it is in a beautiful area to walk with a gelato in your hands. It is also interesting to read the story of how it all began in 1890 and how they used to sell milk from their pastures in the Roman countryside." I wish I had time to visit all the other places in her guide! (She also recommends lots of book, design, art supply and paper stores).
We met up with my sister and family which was so wonderful – and Yashar loved spending time with his three cousins!
Tomorrow we're off to visit Spello - a beautiful little medieval town in Umbria!
