There is a Gecko in my house.

Today we toured the Testaccio area of Rome and sampled many of the local delights with Eating Italy Food Tours

The menu consisted of -
Shop - Food item (english translation)
Barberini - Cornetti (crosant),  Tiramisu (coffee-flavoured Italian dessert)

Volpetti - prosciutto di San Daniel, salame al Barlo (two types of meats) pecorino al tartufo, parmigiano reggiano (two types of cheeses)

This shop has over 400 different cheeses.

Our guide, Tiana

Volpetti Piu - Pizza Margherita (best pizza i've had this trip)

Just a small sample

Testaccio Market - bruschetta al pomodoro (tomatoes on toasted bread) insalata caprese (mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with salt, and olive oil), cannoli (pastry desserts)

Piping Cannoli

Flavio Al Velavevodetto - cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper pasta dish), amatriciana (traditional tomato and pasta), carbonara (traditional Italian style - no cream)

00100 Pizza - suppli alla genovese (street food similar to arancini balls)

Giolitti - gelato (two flavours from fourth generation business)

So as you can imagine after this tour we needed to do some walking, so it was off for a walk through the Roman Forum.

My new 7 Euro sunglasses

The afternoon was getting a little warm and there is nothing worse than being in the sun in Rome. We caught the bus back to our accommodation and rested for a couple of hours.

Around 6pm we felt ourselves being pulled from the room and out into the streets. This is a tradition in many Italian cities known as la passeggiata (the walk).  Between 5 and 8 pm the streets are filled with local couples, families and in fact everyone. It is an opportunity to see what people are wearing, but more importantly for Italians, it gives them the opportunity to be seen.

Spanish Steps

Spanish Steps, under those people.

One last item of note, we are actually sharing our fourth floor apartment with a local. It was unexpected but we are coming to terms with it. His name is Giuseppe, and he is a Moorish Gecko and is apparently quite common in this area.

Giuseppe, the Moorish Gecko

Tomorrow - The sun will rise, the sun will set