A little tourism

No idea what this is but as for most of Rome there are picturesque buildings at every turn.  This one lies along the river and is facing the river.

A small Piazza near my language school

simply amazing, this has been preserved and built around and in.  They have a way here to keep the ancient and keep it useful.  A stroll in the night show the city under such a romantic cast.

Again the Pantheon

Night on the river Castello St. Angello.  Just a simple view on my way home the other night.

Ostia Antica

The castello by day

At the very top of a tall hill this was the view over a wall down to a property where the Spanish Embassy is located.  It is high above the city (view to follow)

View.  At noon there was a cannon blast.

View from a room

This is a view from my apartment here in Rome.  We are in a four story building and these building are across from us.  We are at the top of one of the 7 hills in Rome.  The view through to this park/farm/property (I am not sure what it is) is delightful.  In a following picture you can see the animals out for a graze.  This seems to be a farm like property.  I can hear the roosters and goats at different times of the day. Even the rooters in Rome stay up late like the people.  These guys seem to crow at 1 am for about an hour...

 

The pretty farm, did I mention this is right in Rome???

The Shepherd and is flock in downtown Rome

Pasta with eggplant _Penne alle melanzane

 

Great hollow rolls from the local restaurant

So this is the pasta with eggplant I have been wanting to try.  I have enjoyed almost every dish at this restaurant with the exception of the Gnocchi which is only made on thursday.  It was mushy and not appealing to me and in a nothing tomato sauce.  

When my brother and I were very young and traveled to Rome we ate Gnocchi Gorgonzola for the first time and we really had no idea what either was.  When the plates arrived we both looked at each other and said uh oh because neither of us was a fan of blue cheese at the time.  This was somewhere near the colosseum I may have found the area not quite the restaurant though.  We began to try the dish and to our surprise it was so good that we both ate it all if I recall correctly.  This was the beginning of my love for Gorgonzola and Stilton and the like.  

Back to the eggplant.  This pasta dish is perfect.  It is sweet and roasty and so good.  the bread is fun and tasty and hollow on the inside.  This is also a fav restaurant and is not as pricy for what you get. We have had great veal and other roasts.  Next I plan to try the Rabbit cacciatore.