While Ree
is enjoying her wine or Pellegrino or whatever,
I'm salivating over that ball of mozzarella di bufala.
I'm almost ashamed to admit that
I'd never tried this kind of mozzarella before. It is
kind of watery, but the taste is wonderfully fresh...
WHAT: Mozzarella di Bufala
WHERE: Le Volte: Piazza Rondanini, 47 Roma 00186.
I was about to start my visit at Galleria Borghese in Rome when a sudden bout of hunger hit my travel companion. I'd already eaten lunch that day, but being compassionate and all, I agreed to accompany him to the cafeteria before embarking on the gallery tour.
The cafeteria at Galleria Borghese is a typical museum joint selling coffee and sandwiches to the museum's visitors. Our choice of a lunch spot wasn't completely random - I'd walked past it before, as we were waiting for our tickets, and I'd already made a mental note that one particular sandwich could be good... the one which later turned out to be the best sandwich in Rome (pictured)...
My fiancée and I were in Rome because I had to get a visa
at the Canadian Embassy. While in town, we managed to
avoid most tourist traps, staying at a reasonably priced hotel
and working a couple of delicious meals into our busy schedule
- all while remaining consistently vague about our nationalities...
And of course, doing as the Romans do...
I was about to start my visit at Galleria Borghese in Rome when a sudden bout of hunger hit my travel companion. I'd already eaten lunch that day, but being compassionate and all, I agreed to accompany him to the cafeteria before embarking on the gallery tour.
My fiancée and I were in Rome because I had to get a visa
at the Canadian Embassy. While in town, we managed to
avoid most tourist traps, staying at a reasonably priced hotel
and working a couple of delicious meals into our busy schedule
- all while remaining consistently vague about our nationalities...
And of course, doing as the Romans do...
